Vicente Guterres
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Vicente Guterres | |
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President of East Timor | |
Acting | |
In office 11 February 2008 – 13 February 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
Preceded by | José Ramos-Horta |
Succeeded by | Fernando de Araújo (Acting) |
President of the National Parliament | |
In office 30 July 2012 – 2016 | |
Preceded by | Fernando de Araújo |
Succeeded by | Adérito Hugo da Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | Baguia, Portuguese Timor | 22 January 1956
Political party | CNRT |
Vicente da Silva Guterres (born 22 January 1956 in Baguia, Portuguese Timor) is a politician from East Timor, a member of the National Parliament of East Timor and its Vice-President since 2007.[1]
Parliamentary role[]
In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Guterres was elected to the National Parliament as the second name on the candidate list of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), a party led by Xanana Gusmão.[2]
He was elected President of the National Parliament without opposition in July 2012.[3]
Acting President of Timor-Leste[]
He became Acting President of East Timor after President José Ramos-Horta was injured in an attack on his home on 11 February 2008. As Acting President, he proclaimed a two-day State of Emergency on 12 February.[4] After his return from Portugal, the President of National Parliament, Fernando de Araújo, took over presidency on 13 February.[5]
References[]
- ^ East Timor Legal News February 2008 Page 2
- ^ "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.
- ^ "Vicente Guterres Ketua PN Baru" (in Indonesian). The Timor News. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Goulart, Guido (12 February 2008). "East Timor Declares State of Emergency". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ Business Spectator - New poll if Ramos Horta recovery slow
See also[]
- Living people
- 1956 births
- Presidents of East Timor
- People from Baucau District
- National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction politicians
- Presidents of the National Parliament (East Timor)
- East Timorese people stubs
- Southeast Asian politician stubs
- East Timorese politics stubs