Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores

Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores are heads of government for the autonomous local authority of the Azores, since the Carnation Revolution that installed the democratic Third Portuguese Republic. The list below includes the leaders of the transitional regimes and those presidents designated after the institutionalization of the autonomy statute that provided the archipelago with its laws and democratic rights.

President of the Regional
Government of the Azores
Presidente do Governo
Regional dos Açores
Incumbent
José Manuel Bolieiro
since 24 November 2020
StyleHis/Her Excellency
ResidencePalace of Sant'Ana,
Ponta Delgada
AppointerRepresentative of the Republic
Term length4 years (Legislative Assembly of the Azores may be dissolved sooner);
no term limits.
Inaugural holderJoão Bosco Mota Amaral
Formation8 September 1976
DeputyArtur Lima
Websitewww.azores.gov.pt

Following the first elections, held on 8 September 1976, the leader of the first party was installed as first President of the Government of the Azores (João Bosco Mota Amaral), responsible for forming his executive and cabinet to administer the functioning of the public service in the Azores.

Presidents

The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president. For example, Carlos César served four consecutive terms and is counted as the third president (not the seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth presidents): the Roman numerals refer to the legislature that their terms encompassed. Altino Pinto de Magalhães served as the first and only president of the Regional Junta, the provisional government that functioned during the transition towards democracy. The Military Governor of the Azores, until 22 August 1975, he was selected to preside over the Junta Governativa dos Açores (Governing Junta of the Azores), a commission that developed the Azorean autonomy statute. This commission became extinct with the first duly elected Legislature and appointed Government of the Azores.

The current President of the Government of the Azores is José Manuel Bolieiro, which forged a deal between all rightwing parties despite polling second place in the Azorean regional election on 25 October 2020.

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.

  No party
  Socialist
  Social Democratic
Term #President
(Birth–Death)		PortraitTook officeLeft officeParty
Regional Junta of the Azores (1975–1976)
-
-
Altino Pinto de Magalhães[1]
8 May 1922 – 24 January 2019		27 August 19758 September 1976Armed Forces Movement
Regional Government of the Azores (1976–Present)
I
1
João Bosco Mota Amaral[2]
b. 15 April 1943		8 September 197620 October 1980Social Democratic
II20 October 19808 November 1984
III8 November 198430 November 1988
IV30 November 198828 October 1992
V28 October 199220 October 1995
VI
2
Alberto Madruga da Costa
b. 15 April 1940		20 October 19959 November 1996Social Democratic
VII
3
Carlos César
b. 30 October 1956		9 November 199615 November 2000Socialist
VIII15 November 200016 November 2004
IX20042008
X20086 November 2012
XI
4
Vasco Cordeiro
b. 28 March 1973		6 November 20124 November 2016Socialist
XII4 November 201624 November 2020
XIII
5
José Manuel Bolieiro
b. 23 June 1965		24 November 2020PresentSocial Democratic

See also

Timeline
Presidents of the Azores (1975–present)
Vasco CordeiroCarlos CésarAlberto Madruga da CostaJoão Bosco Mota AmaralAltino Pinto de Magalhães

References
Notes
  1. Altino Pinto de Magalhães, former Military Governor of the Azores, served as President of the Regional Junta of the Azores, the de facto head of government following the Carnation Revolution to the taking office of Mota Amaral, the 1st President of the Regional Government of the Azores.
  2. Mota Amaral was the first appointed President of the Regional Government of the Azores, following the transition to democracy.
Sources
  • "Portugal: Azores". World Statesmen.org. 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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