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{{Short description|Head of government of Timor-Leste}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post                     = Prime Minister
| body                     = the<br />Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
| native_name              = {{native name|pt|Primeiro-Ministro}}<br />{{native name|tet|Primeiru-Ministru}}
| insignia                 = Coat of arms of East Timor.svg
| insigniasize             = 125px
| insigniacaption          = [[Coat of arms of Timor-Leste]]
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| flagsize                 = 
| flagborder               = 
| flagcaption              = 
| image                    = PM Kishida meeting with PM Gusmão of Timor-Leste (cropped).jpg
| imagesize                = 165px
| alt                      = 
| incumbent                = [[Xanana Gusmão]]
| acting                   = 
| incumbentsince           = 1 July 2023
| department               = 
| style                    = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| type                     = 
| status                   = [[Head of Government]]
| abbreviation             = 
| member_of                = 
| reports_to               = 
| residence                = 
| seat                     = [[Dili]]
| nominator                = 
| appointer                = [[President of Timor-Leste]]
| appointer_qualified      = 
| termlength               = Five years
| termlength_qualified     = 
| constituting_instrument  = [[Constitution of Timor-Leste]]
| precursor                = 
| formation                = 28 November 1975<br/>20 May 2002
| first                    = [[Nicolau dos Reis Lobato]]<br/>[[Mari Alkatiri]]
| last                     = 
| abolished                = 
| succession               = 
| unofficial_names         = 
| deputy                   = 
| salary                   = 27,000 USD annually<ref name="mj.gov.tl">{{cite web|url=http://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/?q=node/852|title=REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República|website=www.mj.gov.tl}}</ref>
| website                  = 
}}
{{Politics of Timor-Leste}}

The '''prime minister of Timor-Leste''', officially the '''Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste''' ({{langx|pt|Primeiro-Ministro da República Democrática de Timor-Leste}}; {{langx|tet|Primeiru-Ministru Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste}}) is the [[head of government]] of the [[Timor-Leste|Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste]].

The [[president of Timor-Leste]] is the [[head of state]]. The president [[Prerogative|appoints]] the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the [[National Parliament (Timor-Leste)|National Parliament]], who is usually the leader of the majority party or majority [[Coalition government|coalition]]. The prime minister is ''ex officio'' a member of the [[Council of State (Timor-Leste)|Council of State]], chairs the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] and oversees the activities of the government.

The current prime minister is [[Xanana Gusmão]], who was sworn in on 1 July 2023; he also served as the 6th prime minister from 2007 to 2015.

==List of prime ministers of Timor-Leste==
;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|Fretilin}}|[[Fretilin]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}|[[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] (CNRT)|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|People's Liberation Party (Timor-Leste)}}|[[People's Liberation Party (Timor-Leste)|People's Liberation Party]] (PLP)|border=1px solid #aaa}}

;Other factions
{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}

===Prime ministers of East Timor during the War for Independence===
{{See also|Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="180" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 1
| [[File:Nicolau dos Reis Lobato in Declaration of East Timor (1975).jpg|80px]]
| [[Nicolau dos Reis Lobato]]<br />{{small|(1946–1978)}}
| rowspan="2"| —
| 28 November 1975
| 7 December 1975
| {{ayd|1975|11|28|1975|12|7}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 2
| 
| {{ill|António Duarte Carvarino|id}}
| October 1977
| February 1979
| {{age in years and months|1977|10|1|1979|2|1}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|}

===Chief ministers during United Nations administration===
{{See also|United Nations Administered East Timor}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="180" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | –
| [[File:Mari Bin Amude Alkatiri 2002.jpg|80px]]
| [[Mari Alkatiri]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| [[2001 East Timorese parliamentary election|2001]]
| 20 September 2001
| 20 May 2002
| {{ayd|2001|10|20|2002|5|20}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|}

===Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="180" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[File:Mari Bin Amude Alkatiri 2002.jpg|80px]]
| [[Mari Alkatiri]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| [[2001 East Timorese parliamentary election|2001]]
| 20 May 2002
| 26 June 2006{{efn|Resigned during the [[2006 East Timorese crisis|2006 crisis]].}}
| {{ayd|2002|5|20|2006|6|26}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 4
| [[File:José Ramos-Horta Portrait.jpg|80px]]
| [[José Ramos-Horta]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| rowspan="2"| —
| 26 June 2006
| 19 May 2007
| {{ayd|2006|6|26|2007|5|19}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 5
| [[File:Estanislau da Silva.jpg|80px]]
| [[Estanislau da Silva]]<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
| 19 May 2007
| 8 August 2007
| {{ayd|2007|5|19|2007|8|8}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}; color:white;" | 6
| [[File:Prime Minister of Timor Leste Xanana Gusmão.jpg|80px]]
| [[Xanana Gusmão]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
| [[2007 East Timorese parliamentary election|2007]]<br>[[2012 East Timorese parliamentary election|2012]]
| 8 August 2007
| 16 February 2015
| {{ayd|2007|8|8|2015|2|16}}
| [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction|CNRT]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 7
| [[File:Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Rui Maria de Araújo.jpg|80px]]
| [[Rui Maria de Araújo]]<br />{{small|(born 1964)}}
| —
| 16 February 2015
| 15 September 2017
| {{ayd|2015|2|16|2017|9|15}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 8
| [[File:Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri (2nd Period).jpg|80px]]
| [[Mari Alkatiri]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| [[2017 East Timorese parliamentary election|2017]]
| 15 September 2017
| 22 June 2018
| {{ayd|2017|9|15|2018|6|22}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|People's Liberation Party (Timor-Leste)}}; color:white;" | 9
| [[File:Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Taur Matan Ruak.jpg|80px]]
| [[Taur Matan Ruak]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}}
| [[2018 East Timorese parliamentary election|2018]]
| 22 June 2018
| 1 July 2023
| {{ayd|2018|6|22|2023|7|1}}
| [[People's Liberation Party (Timor-Leste)|PLP]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}; color:white;" | 10
| [[File:PM Kishida meeting with PM Gusmão of Timor-Leste (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| [[Xanana Gusmão]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
| [[2023 East Timorese parliamentary election|2023]]
| 1 July 2023
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2023|7|1}}
| [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction|CNRT]]
|}

==Timeline==
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  from: 22/06/2018 till: 01/07/2023 color:plp         text:"[[Taur Matan Ruak]]"
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==List of deputy prime ministers of Timor-Leste==
The [[Constitution of Timor-Leste]] provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="180" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan}}; color:white;" | 1
| [[File:Armanda Berta dos Santos small 2020.jpg|80px]]
| [[Armanda Berta dos Santos]]<br />{{small|(born 1974)}}
| rowspan="2"| —
| 29 May 2020
| 1 July 2023
| {{ayd|2020|5|29|2023|7|1}}
| [[Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan|KHUNTO]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Fretilin}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[File:José Reis small 2020.jpg|80px]]
| [[José Reis (politician)|José Maria dos Reis]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}}
| 24 June 2020
| 1 July 2023
| {{ayd|2020|6|24|2023|7|1}}
| [[Fretilin]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[File:Francisco Kalbuadi Lay Tourismusminister 2015-08-03.jpg|80px]]
| [[Francisco Kalbuadi Lay]]<br />{{small|(born 1954)}}
| rowspan="2"| [[2023 East Timorese parliamentary election|2023]]
| 1 July 2023
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2023|7|1}}
| [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction|CNRT]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Timor-Leste)}}; color:white;" | 4
| [[File:2020-01-29 Mariano Asanami Sabino.jpg|80px]]
| [[Mariano Sabino Lopes|Mariano Assanami Lopes]]<br />{{small|(born 1975)}}
| 1 July 2023
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2023|7|1}}
| [[Democratic Party (Timor-Leste)|PD]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of Timor-Leste]]
* [[History of Timor-Leste]]
* [[List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor]]
* [[President of Timor-Leste]]
* [[First Lady of Timor-Leste]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041126171620/http://www.pm.gov.tp/ Office of the Prime Minister]

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