Prime Minister of East Timor

The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro, Tetum: Xanana 2011 (cropped).jpg-Ministrucode: tet is deprecated ) 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-Ministrucode: tet is deprecated
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
• <span style="border:1px solid #aaa; background-color:; color:">     National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
• <span style="border:1px solid #aaa; background-color:; color:">     People's Liberation Party (PLP)

Other factions

•      Independent

Prime Minister of East Timor during War for Independence

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

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	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 2012	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	136 days	CNRT