Prime Minister of East Timor

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
Coat of arms of East Timor
Incumbent Xanana Gusmão since 1 July 2023
Style	His/Her Excellency
Appointer	President of East Timor
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Formation	28 November 1975

List of prime ministers of East Timor

Political parties

  Fretilin

  National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)

  People's Liberation Party (PLP)

Other factions

  Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office		Political party
				Took office	Left office
1		Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978)	—	28 November 1975	7 December 1975	Fretilin
2		António Duarte Carvarino	—	October 1977	February 1979	Fretilin
3		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2001	20 September 2001	20 May 2002	Fretilin
4		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2001	20 May 2002	26 June 2006	Fretilin
5		José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)	—	26 June 2006	19 May 2007	Independent
6		Estanislau da Silva (born 1952)		19 May 2007	8 August 2007	Fretilin
7		Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)	2007 2012	8 August 2007	16 February 2015	CNRT
8		Rui Maria de Araújo (born 1964)	—	16 February 2015	15 September 2017	Fretilin
9		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2017	15 September 2017	22 June 2018	Fretilin
10		Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956)	2018	22 June 2018	1 July 2023	PLP
11		Armanda Berta dos Santos (born 1974)		29 May 2020	1 July 2023	KHUNTO
12		José Maria dos Reis (born 1956)	—	24 June 2020	1 July 2023	Fretilin
13		Francisco Kalbuadi Lay (born 1954)	2023	1 July 2023	Incumbent	CNRT
14		Mariano Assanami Lopes (born 1975)		1 July 2023	Incumbent	PD
15		Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)		1 July 2023	Incumbent	CNRT