List of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

This is a list of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic, the unicameral legislative body of Portugal.[1]

President of the
Assembly of the Republic
Presidente da Assembleia da República
Incumbent
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

since 23 October 2015
StyleHis/Her Excellency
AppointerAssembly of the Republic;
Elected by the majority of the members of the legislature
Term length4 years if the legislature is not dissolved sooner;
No term limits
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Portugal
Inaugural holderVasco da Gama Fernandes
Formation3 June 1976
DeputyJosé de Matos Correia;
Jorge Lacão;
José Manuel Pureza;
Teresa Coelho
Websitewww.parlamento.pt

List

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.

  National Union
  Socialist
  Social Democratic
  CDS – People's Party
Term No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the National Assembly (1933–1974)
I 1 José Alberto dos Reis
(1875–1955)
193519459–10 yearsNational Union
II
III
IV 2 Albino dos Reis1945196115–16 yearsNational Union
V
VI
VII
VIII 3 Mário de Figueiredo196119697–8 yearsNational Union
IX
X 4 Carlos Monteiro do Amaral Neto196919744–5 yearsNational Union
(renamed People's National Action in 1970)
President of the Constituent Assembly (1975–1976)
Henrique de Barros
(1904–2000)
3 June 19752 April 1976304 daysSocialist
President of the Assembly of the Republic (1976–present)
I 1 Vasco da Gama Fernandes
(1908–1991)
29 July 197629 October 19782 years, 92 daysSocialist
2 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos
(1906–1986)
30 October 19787 January 19801 year, 69 daysSocialist
3 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida
(1924–2006)
8 January 198021 October 19811 year, 286 daysSocial Democratic
II
4 Francisco de Oliveira Dias
(1930–2019)
22 October 19812 November 19821 year, 11 daysCDS – People's Party
5 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida
(1924–2006)
3 November 198230 May 1983208 daysSocial Democratic
III 6 Manuel Tito de Morais
(1910–1999)
8 June 198324 October 19841 year, 138 daysSocialist
7 Fernando Amaral
(1925–2009)
25 October 198412 August 19872 years, 291 daysSocial Democratic
IV
V 8 Victor Crespo
(1932–2014)
25 August 19873 November 19914 years, 70 daysSocial Democratic
VI 9 António Barbosa de Melo
(1932–2016)
7 November 199126 October 19953 years, 353 daysSocial Democratic
VII 10 António de Almeida Santos
(1926–2016)
31 October 19954 April 20026 years, 155 daysSocialist
VIII
IX 11 Mota Amaral
(born 1943)
10 April 200216 March 20052 years, 340 daysSocial Democratic
X 12 Jaime Gama
(born 1947)
16 March 200521 June 20116 years, 97 daysSocialist
XI
XII 13 Maria da Assunção Esteves
(born 1956)
21 June 201123 October 20154 years, 124 daysSocial Democratic
XIII 14 Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
(born 1949)
23 October 2015Incumbent5 years, 109 daysSocialist
XIV

See also

References and footnotes

  1. "Antigos Presidentes (Assembleia Constituinte e Assembleia da República)". Assembleia da República. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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