President of East Timor

Head of state of East Timor

President of the
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Presidente da República (Portuguese)
Prezidente Republika (Tetum)

Coat of arms of East Timor

Incumbent
José Ramos-Horta

since 20 May 2022

Style| His Excellency
Status| Head of state
Residence| Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace
Seat| Dili
Appointer| Direct election
Term length| Five years, renewable once, either consecutively or non-consecutively[1]
Constituting instrument| Constitution of East Timor
Precursor| Governor of East Timor
Formation|

* 28 November 1975; 48 years ago (1975-11-28) (Proclamation of Independence day)
* 20 May 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-20) (East Timor independence)

First holder|

* Francisco Xavier do Amaral
* Xanana Gusmão

Abolished| 17 July 1976; 48 years ago (1976-07-17) (Indonesian invasion of East Timor)
Deputy| President of the National Parliament
Salary| US$30,000 annually[2]

Politics of East Timor

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* President

José Ramos-Horta
* Prime Minister

Xanana Gusmão

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* 2022

* Parliamentary: 2018
* 2023

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* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Minister: Adaljiza Magno

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The President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executive powers of the President of the republic are limited however, the President is also the ex officio head of the Council of State, able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force.

## List of presidents of East Timor

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Political parties

Fretilin

National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)

Democratic Party (PD)

Other factions

Independent

Symbols

† Assassinated

### Presidents of East Timor during the War for Independence

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See also: Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Elected  | Term of office  | Political party

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Francisco Xavier do Amaral
(1939–2012) | —  | 28 November 1975  | 7 December 1975  | 9 days  | Fretilin
2  |  | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
(1946–1978) | 7 December 1975  | 31 December 1978†[a] | 3 years, 24 days  | Fretilin

### Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Elected  | Term of office  | Political party

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
3  |  | Xanana Gusmão
(born 1946) | 2002 | 20 May 2002  | 20 May 2007  | 5 years  | Independent
4  |  | José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949)[b] | 2007 | 20 May 2007  | 20 May 2012  | 5 years  | Independent
–  |  | Vicente Guterres
(born 1956)
Ad interim[c] | —  | 11 February 2008  | 13 February 2008  | 2 days  | CNRT
–  |  | Fernando de Araújo
(1962–2015)
Ad interim[c] | 13 February 2008  | 17 April 2008  | 64 days  | PD
5  |  | Taur Matan Ruak
(born 1956) | 2012 | 20 May 2012  | 20 May 2017  | 5 years  | Independent
6  |  | Francisco Guterres
(born 1954) | 2017 | 20 May 2017  | 20 May 2022  | 5 years  | Fretilin
7  |  | José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949) | 2022 | 20 May 2022  | Incumbent | 2 years, 177 days  | CNRT

## Latest election

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Main article: 2022 East Timorese presidential election

The second round of the elections was held on 19 April between José Ramos-Horta, a former president, and the incumbent Francisco Guterres. In the runoff Ramos-Horta prevailed with 62% of the vote.[3]

Candidate| Party| First round| Second round

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Votes| %| Votes| %
| José Ramos-Horta| National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction| 303,477| 46.56| 398,028| 62.10
| Francisco Guterres| Fretilin| 144,282| 22.13| 242,939| 37.90
| Armanda Berta dos Santos| Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan| 56,690| 8.70|
| Lere Anan Timur| Independent| 49,314| 7.57|
| Mariano Sabino Lopes| Democratic Party| 47,334| 7.26|
| Anacleto Bento Ferreira| Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Party| 13,205| 2.03|
| Martinho Germano da Silva Gusmão| United Party for Development and Democracy| 8,598| 1.32|
| Hermes da Rosa Correia Barros| Independent| 8,030| 1.23|
| Milena Pires| Independent| 5,430| 0.83|
| Isabel da Costa Ferreira| Independent| 4,219| 0.65|
| Felizberto Araújo Duarte| Independent| 2,709| 0.42|
| Constâncio da Conceção Pinto| Independent| 2,520| 0.39|
| Rogerio Lobato| Independent| 2,058| 0.32|
| Virgílio da Silva Guterres| Independent| 1,720| 0.26|
| Antero Benedito Silva| Independent| 1,562| 0.24|
| Ángela Freitas| Independent| 711| 0.11|
Total| 651,859| 100.00| 640,967| 100.00
Valid votes| 651,859| 98.16| 640,967| 99.16
Invalid/blank votes| 12,247| 1.84| 5,422| 0.84
Total votes| 664,106| 100.00| 646,389| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 859,613| 77.26| 859,925| 75.17
Source: National Election Commission[4][5]

## Timeline

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## See also

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* Politics of East Timor
* History of East Timor
* List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
* Prime Minister of East Timor
* First Lady of East Timor

## Notes

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1. ^ Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.
2. ^ Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.
3. ^ a b Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.

## References

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1. ^ "Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste", Section 75.3: "The President of the Republic's term of office may be renewed only once."
2. ^ "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.
3. ^ "Ramos-Horta wins Timor-Leste presidential election". The Star. 20 April 2022. p. 1\. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
4. ^ "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (1st round)". Archived from the original on 15 April 2022.
5. ^ "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (2nd round)". Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.

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Presidents of East Timor

* Francisco Xavier do Amaral
* Nicolau dos Reis Lobato*
* Xanana Gusmão
* José Ramos-Horta
* Vicente Guterres
* Fernando de Araújo
* José Ramos-Horta
* Taur Matan Ruak
* Francisco Guterres
* José Ramos-Horta

* Acting • Italics indicate acting presidents during the 2008 assassination attempts

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