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Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores

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President of the Regional
Government of the Azores
Presidente do Governo
Regional dos Açores
since 24 November 2020
StyleHis/Her Excellency
ResidencePalace of Sant'Ana,
Ponta Delgada
AppointerRepresentative of the Republic
Term length4 years (Legislative Assembly of the Azores may be dissolved sooner);
no term limits.
Inaugural holderJoão Bosco Mota Amaral
Formation8 September 1976
DeputyArtur Lima
Websitewww.azores.gov.pt

Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores are heads of government for the autonomous local authority of the Azores, since the Carnation Revolution that installed the democratic Third Portuguese Republic. The list below includes the leaders of the transitional regimes and those presidents designated after the institutionalization of the autonomy statute that provided the archipelago with its laws and democratic rights.

Following the first elections, held on 8 September 1976, the leader of the first party was installed as first President of the Government of the Azores (João Bosco Mota Amaral), responsible for forming his executive and cabinet to administer the functioning of the public service in the Azores.

Presidents

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The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president. For example, Carlos César served four consecutive terms and is counted as the third president (not the seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth presidents): the Roman numerals refer to the legislature that their terms encompassed. Altino Pinto de Magalhães served as the first and only president of the Regional Junta, the provisional government that functioned during the transition towards democracy. The Military Governor of the Azores, until 22 August 1975, he was selected to preside over the Junta Governativa dos Açores (Governing Junta of the Azores), a commission that developed the Azorean autonomy statute. This commission became extinct with the first duly elected Legislature and appointed Government of the Azores.

The current President of the Government of the Azores is José Manuel Bolieiro, which forged a deal between all rightwing parties despite polling second place in the Azorean regional election on 25 October 2020.

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.

  No party
  Socialist
  Social Democratic
No. President
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Election Term of office Political party Government
Presidents appointed in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974–1976)
- Altino Pinto de Magalhães[a]
(1922–2019)
27 August 1975 8 September 1976 Military officer
Presidents elected under the Constitution of the Republic (1976–present)
1 João Bosco Mota Amaral
(born 1943)
1976 8 September 1976 20 October 1980 Social Democratic I (PSD)
1980 20 October 1980 8 November 1984 II (PSD)
1984 8 November 1984 30 November 1988 III (PSD)
1988 30 November 1988 28 October 1992 IV (PSD)
1992 28 October 1992 20 October 1995 V (PSD)
2 Alberto Madruga da Costa
(1940–2014)[1]
20 October 1995 9 November 1996 Social Democratic VI (PSD)
3 Carlos César
(born 1956)
1996 9 November 1996 15 November 2000 Socialist VII (PS)
2000 15 November 2000 16 November 2004 VIII (PS)
2004 16 November 2004 18 November 2008 IX (PS)
2008 18 November 2008 6 November 2012 X (PS)
4 Vasco Cordeiro
(born 1973)
2012 6 November 2012 4 November 2016 Socialist XI (PS)
2016 4 November 2016 24 November 2020 XII (PS)
5 José Manuel Bolieiro
(born 1965)
2020 24 November 2020 4 March 2024 Social Democratic XIII (PSD/CDS–PP/PPM)[b]
2024 4 March 2024 Incumbent XIV (PSD/CDS–PP/PPM)

Timeline

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José Manuel BolieiroVasco CordeiroCarlos CésarAlberto Madruga da CostaJoão Bosco Mota AmaralAltino Pinto de Magalhães

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Altino Pinto de Magalhães, former Military Governor of the Azores, served as President of the Regional Junta of the Azores, the de facto head of government following the Carnation Revolution to the taking office of Mota Amaral, the 1st President of the Regional Government of the Azores.
  2. ^ Coalition government PSD-CDS–PP-PPM; Confidence & supply gov't: PSD/CDS-PP/PPM ⇐ (CHEGAIL).

References

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  1. ^ "Alberto Madruga da Costa, PSD".
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