Vicente Guterres

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Vicente Guterres
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	(1956-01-22) 22 January 1956 (age 65) Baguia, Portuguese Timor
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]

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See also[]

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