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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 |
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| 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] |
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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.
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1939–2012) |
— | 28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | 9 days | Fretilin |
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Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978) |
7 December 1975 | 31 December 1978†[a] | 3 years, 24 days | Fretilin | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) |
2002 | 20 May 2002 | 20 May 2007 | 5 years | Independent |
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José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)[b] |
2007 | 20 May 2007 | 20 May 2012 | 5 years | Independent |
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Vicente Guterres (born 1956) Ad interim[c] |
— | 11 February 2008 | 13 February 2008 | 2 days | CNRT |
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Fernando de Araújo (1962–2015) Ad interim[c] |
13 February 2008 | 17 April 2008 | 64 days | PD | |
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Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) |
2012 | 20 May 2012 | 20 May 2017 | 5 years | Independent |
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Francisco Guterres (born 1954) |
2017 | 20 May 2017 | 20 May 2022 | 5 years | Fretilin |
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José Ramos-Horta (born 1949) |
2022 | 20 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 65 days | CNRT |
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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| 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] | ||||||
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