Prime Minister of East Timor

Prime Minister of East Timor
Prime Minister of East Timor
Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro; Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru
	Coat of arms of East Timor
	Incumbent; Taur Matan Ruak; since 22 June 2018
Style	His Excellency
Status	Head of Government
Seat	Dili
Appointer	President of East Timor
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of East Timor
Formation	28 November 1975; 20 May 2002
First holder	Nicolau dos Reis Lobato; Mari Alkatiri
Salary	27,000 USD annually

The prime minister of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro, Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru) is the head of government in East Timor. The president is the head of state. The president of East Timor appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the National Assembly, who is usually the leader of the large party or coalition. The prime minister is ex officio a member of the Council of State, chairs the Council of Ministers and oversees the activities of the government.

List of prime ministers of East Timor[]

Political parties

Fretilin
National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
People's Liberation Party (PLP)

Other factions

Independent

Prime Minister of East Timor during War for Independence[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
1		Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978)	—	28 November 1975	7 December 1975	9 days	Fretilin

Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of East Timor[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
2		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2001	20 May 2002	26 June 2006^[a]	4 years, 37 days	Fretilin
3		José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)	—	26 June 2006	19 May 2007	327 days	Independent
4		Estanislau da Silva (born 1952)	—	19 May 2007	8 August 2007	81 days	Fretilin
5		Xanana Gusmão (born 1944)	2007 2012	8 August 2007	16 February 2015	7 years, 192 days	CNRT
6		Rui Maria de Araújo (born 1964)	—	16 February 2015	15 September 2017	2 years, 211 days	Fretilin
(2)		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2017	15 September 2017	22 June 2018	280 days	Fretilin
7		Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956)	2018	22 June 2018	Incumbent	3 years, 244 days	PLP

List of deputy prime ministers of East Timor[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
1		Armanda Berta dos Santos (1973-)	—	29 May 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 268 days	KHUNTO
2		José Maria dos Reis (1956-)	—	24 June 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 242 days	Fretilin

Notes[]

^ Resigned during the 2006 crisis.

References[]

^ "East Timorese PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus". 8 April 2020 – via www.channelnewsasia.com.
^ "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.

External links[]

Office of the Prime Minister

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[3] Resigned during the 2006 crisis.

[1] "East Timorese PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus". 8 April 2020 – via www.channelnewsasia.com.

[mj.gov.tl-2] "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.

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v t Government ministers and ministries of East Timor
Ministers	Prime Minister Agriculture and Fisheries Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Justice
Ministries	Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Education, Youth and Sport Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Higher Education, Science and Culture Interior Justice Petroleum and Minerals Planning and Territory Public Works Social Solidarity and Inclusion State Administration Tourism, Trade and Industry Transport and Communications
Incumbent Constitutional Government

v t Leaders of Southeast Asian countries
Heads of state	Brunei (Monarch) Cambodia (Monarch) East Timor (President) Indonesia (President) (list) Laos (President) Malaysia (Monarch) Myanmar (President) (list) Philippines (President) (list) Singapore (President) Thailand (Monarch) (list) Vietnam (President) (list)
Heads of government	Brunei Cambodia (list) East Timor Indonesia (list) Laos Malaysia Myanmar (list) Philippines (list) Singapore Thailand (list) Vietnam (list)
Supreme leaders	Laos Myanmar Vietnam
Defunct heads of state and government	Burma (Monarch) Dutch East Indies (Governor-General) Indonesia (Prime Minister) Laos (Monarch) Myanmar (State Counsellor) Philippines (Governor-General) (Prime Minister) Vietnam (Monarch) South Vietnam (leaders)
ASEAN