Prime Minister of East Timor

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The Prime Minister of East Timor is the head of government in East Timor. The President is the head of state. The Prime Minister is chosen by the political party or alliance of political parties with a majority in the national legislature and is formally appointed by the president. The Prime Minister oversees the activities of the government and chairs the Council of Ministers.

[edit] List of Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of East Timor

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1	Mari Alkatiri	20 May 2002	26 June 2006	FRETILIN	Resigned due to 2006 political unrest
2	José Ramos-Horta	26 June 2006	19 May 2007	FRETILIN	Elected as President of East Timor
3	Estanislau da Silva	19 May 2007	8 August 2007	FRETILIN	Acting Prime Minister until after June 30, 2007 parliamentary election
4	Xanana Gusmão	8 August 2007	Incumbent	CNRT	CNRT formed a coalition government