Prime Minister of East Timor
head of the East Timorese Government
The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro, Tetum: Xanana 2011 (cropped).jpg-Ministru) is the head of government in East Timor. The President is the head of state and appoints the Prime Minister.
| Prime Minister of East Timor Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Appointer | President of East Timor |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato |
| Formation | 28 November 1975 |
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List of prime ministers of East Timor
change- Political parties
- Other factions
Prime Minister of East Timor during War for Independence
change| No. | Portrait | Election | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of 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
change| No. | Portrait | Election | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Time in office | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
|
2001 | Mari Alkatiri (1949–) |
20 May 2002 | 26 June 2006[1] | 4 years,
36 days |
Fretilin |
| 3 | 
|
— | José Ramos-Horta (1949–) |
26 June 2006 | 19 May 2007 | 327 days | Independent |
| 4 | 
|
— | Estanislau da Silva (1952–) |
19 May 2007 | 8 August 2007 | 81 days | Fretilin |
| 5 | 
|
2007 | Xanana Gusmão (1944–) |
8 August 2007 | 16 February 2015 | 7 years,
190 days |
CNRT |
| 6 | 
|
2017 | Rui Maria de Araújo (1964–) |
16 February 2015 | 15 September 2017 | 2 years,
212 days |
Fretilin |
| (2) |
|
— | Mari Alkatiri (1949–) |
15 September 2017 | 22 June 2018 | 280 days | Fretilin |
| 7 | 
|
2018 | Taur Matan Ruak (1956–) |
22 June 2018 | 1 July 2023 | 5 years, 9 days | PLP |
| (5) |
|
2023 | Xanana Gusmão (1944–) |
1 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 119 days | CNRT |
- ↑ Resigned during the 2006 crisis
