The list of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores consists of the
chairpersons for the autonomous
local legislature of the Azores, since the
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution (), code-named Operation Historic Turn (), also known as the 25 April (), was a military coup by military officers that overthrew the Estado Novo government on 25 April 1974 in Portugal. The coup produced major socia ...
that installed the
democratic Third Portuguese Republic
The Third Portuguese Republic () is a period in the history of Portugal corresponding to the current democratic regime installed after the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974, that put an end to the paternal autocratic regime of ''Estado N ...
. This list includes the leaders of the transitional regimes and those presidents elected after the institutionalization of the
autonomy statute that provided archipelago with its laws and democratic rights.
On 21 July 1976,
Álvaro Monjardino was elected by plenum of the Regional Assembly, the first President of the Azorean Assembly, nominated by the first
President of the Azores (
João Bosco Mota Amaral
João Bosco Soares Mota Amaral (born 15 April 1943) is a Portuguese politician. He served as President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 2002 to 2005 and President of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores from 1976 to ...
).
Presidents
The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president.
The current President of the Government of the Azores is
Ana Luís
Ana Luísa Pereira Luís (born 28 January 1976) is a Portuguese politician who serves in the Legislative Assembly of the Azores from Faial Island as a member of the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party since 2008. She was President of the L ...
, whose party won the
Azorean regional election on 14 October 2012, and was nominated by President
Vasco Cordeiro
Vasco Ilídio Alves Cordeiro (born 28 March 1973) is a Portuguese Socialist Party politician, who served as President of the Regional Government of the Azores from 2012, following his party's victory in the 2012 Azores regional election, until ...
for the position.
[Agência Lusa (5 November 2012)]
The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.
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Timeline
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Ana Luísa Pereira Luís (born 28 January 1976) is a Portuguese politician who serves in the Legislative Assembly of the Azores from Faial Island as a member of the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party since 2008. She was President of the L ...
"
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References
Notes
Sources
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* {{citation , url=http://www.acorianooriental.pt/noticia/ana-luis-e-a-nova-presidente-da-assembleia-legislativa , title=Ana Luís é a nova presidente da Assembleia Legislativa , newspaper=Açoriano Oriental , publisher=Açoreana Oriental , location=Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal , date=5 November 2012 , access-date=3 November 2012 , language=Portuguese , editor=Agência Lusa