Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru
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Incumbent Xanana Gusmão since 1 July 2023
Style	His Excellency
Status	Head of Government
Seat	Dili
Appointer	President of East Timor
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of East Timor
Formation	28 November 1975 20 May 2002
First holder	Nicolau dos Reis Lobato Mari Alkatiri
Salary	27,000 USD annually[1]

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The prime minister of East Timor, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the head of government in East Timor.

The president of East Timor is the head of state. The president appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the National Parliament, who is usually the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. The prime minister is ex officio a member of the Council of State, chairs the cabinet and oversees the activities of the government.

The current prime minister is Xanana Gusmão, who was sworn in on 1 July 2023; he also served as the 6th prime minister from 2007 to 2015.

Political parties

Other factions

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978)	—	28 November 1975	7 December 1975	9 days	Fretilin
2		António Duarte Carvarino	—	October 1977	February 1979	1 year, 4 months	Fretilin

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
–		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2001	20 September 2001	20 May 2002	212 days	Fretilin

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
3		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2001	20 May 2002	26 June 2006[a]	4 years, 37 days	Fretilin
4		José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)	—	26 June 2006	19 May 2007	327 days	Independent
5		Estanislau da Silva (born 1952)		19 May 2007	8 August 2007	81 days	Fretilin
6		Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)	2007 2012	8 August 2007	16 February 2015	7 years, 192 days	CNRT
7		Rui Maria de Araújo (born 1964)	—	16 February 2015	15 September 2017	2 years, 211 days	Fretilin
(3)		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2017	15 September 2017	22 June 2018	280 days	Fretilin
8		Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956)	2018	22 June 2018	1 July 2023	5 years, 9 days	PLP
(6)		Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)	2023	1 July 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 173 days	CNRT

The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Armanda Berta dos Santos (born 1974)	—	29 May 2020	1 July 2023	3 years, 33 days	KHUNTO
2		José Maria dos Reis (born 1956)		24 June 2020	1 July 2023	3 years, 7 days	Fretilin
3		Francisco Kalbuadi Lay (born 1954)	2023	1 July 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 173 days	CNRT
4		Mariano Assanami Lopes (born 1975)		1 July 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 173 days	PD

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