Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru
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Incumbent Taur Matan Ruak[1] since 22 June 2018
Style	His Excellency
Status	Head of Government
Seat	Dili
Appointer	President of East Timor
Term length	Four 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[2]

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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.

List of prime ministers of East Timor

Political parties

•   Fretilin
•   National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
•   People's Liberation Party (PLP)

Other factions

•   Independent

Prime Minister of East Timor during War for Independence

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

Chief ministers during United Nations administration

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

Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
2		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2001	20 May 2002	26 June 2006[a]	4 years, 37 days	Fretilin
3		José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)	—	26 June 2006	19 May 2007	327 days	Independent
4		Estanislau da Silva (born 1952)		19 May 2007	8 August 2007	81 days	Fretilin
5		Xanana Gusmão (born 1944)	2007 2012	8 August 2007	16 February 2015	7 years, 192 days	CNRT
6		Rui Maria de Araújo (born 1964)	—	16 February 2015	15 September 2017	2 years, 211 days	Fretilin
(2)		Mari Alkatiri (born 1949)	2017	15 September 2017	22 June 2018	280 days	Fretilin
7		Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956)	2018	22 June 2018	Incumbent	4 years, 41 days	PLP

List of deputy prime ministers of East Timor

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Armanda Berta dos Santos (born 1973)	—	29 May 2020	Incumbent	2 years, 65 days	KHUNTO
2		José Maria dos Reis (born 1956)		24 June 2020	Incumbent	2 years, 39 days	Fretilin