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Coat of arms of East Timor The national emblem of East Timor (officially: Timor-Leste) is one of the national symbols of East Timor. Current emblem The emblem was introduced on 18 January 2007 by the Law 02/2007. It is based on a design first used when the country unil ...

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His Excellency Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the righ ...

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Head of Government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

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Nicolau dos Reis Lobato Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (24 May 1946 – 31 December 1978) was an East Timorese politician who is considered the national hero of the country. Biography Lobato was born in Soibada, Portuguese Timor on 24 May 1946. Lobato was the first prim ...

Mari Alkatiri Mari bin Amude Alkatiri, GCIH ( ar, مرعي بن عمودة الكثيري '; born 26 November 1949) is a Timorese politician. He was Prime Minister of East Timor from May 2002 until his resignation on 26 June 2006 following weeks of politi ...

, last = , abolished = , succession = , unofficial_names = , deputy = , salary = 27,000 USD annually , website = The prime minister of East Timor, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste ( pt, Primeiro-Ministro da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; tet, Primeiru-Ministru Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the

head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...

. The president of East Timor is the

head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

. The president appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the

National Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

, who is usually the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. The prime minister is ''ex officio'' a member of the

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, chairs the cabinet and oversees the activities of the government.

List of prime ministers of East Timor

;''Political parties'' * * * ;''Other factions'' *

Prime Minister of East Timor during War for Independence

Chief ministers during United Nations administration

Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

List of deputy prime ministers of East Timor

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References

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Office of the Prime Minister
1975 establishments in East Timor 2002 establishments in East Timor {{EastTimor-poli-stub