Vicente Guterres
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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]
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Vicente Guterres | |
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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 – 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Fernando de Araújo |
Succeeded by | Adérito Hugo da Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | Baguia, Portuguese Timor | 22 January 1956
Political party | CNRT |
Spouse | Maria Goretti Guterres Marques |
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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]
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] During his time in office, he fought for greater efforts to combat poverty. According to OECD and WBG living standards in the country ranged from decent to below average.[6]
In 2017, he received the Order of Timor-Leste.[7]
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