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

President of the
Assembly of the Republic
Presidente da Assembleia da República
Emblem of the Assembly of the Republic
Flag of the Assembly of the Republic
since 27 March 2024
StyleMr President (within the Assembly of the Republic)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
AppointerAssembly of the Republic
Term lengthNo term limit
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Portugal
Inaugural holderVasco da Gama Fernandes
Formation29 July 1976; 48 years ago (1976-07-29)
Salary€123,886 annually[1]
Websitewww.parlamento.pt
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This is a list of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic, the unicameral legislative body of Portugal.[2]

List

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each president.

  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 Constituent Assembly (1975–1976)
– – Henrique de Barros
(1904–2000)		 3 June 1975 2 April 1976 304 days Socialist
President of the Assembly of the Republic (1976–present)
I 1 Vasco da Gama Fernandes
(1908–1991)		 29 July 1976 29 October 1978 2 years, 92 days Socialist
2 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos
(1906–1986)		 30 October 1978 7 January 1980 1 year, 69 days Socialist
3 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida
(1924–2006)		 8 January 1980 21 October 1981 1 year, 286 days Social Democratic
II
4 Francisco de Oliveira Dias
(1930–2019)		 22 October 1981 2 November 1982 1 year, 11 days CDS – People's Party
5 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida
(1924–2006)		 3 November 1982 30 May 1983 208 days Social Democratic
III 6 Manuel Tito de Morais
(1910–1999)		 8 June 1983 24 October 1984 1 year, 138 days Socialist
7 Fernando Amaral
(1925–2009)		 25 October 1984 12 August 1987 2 years, 291 days Social Democratic
IV
V 8 Victor Crespo
(1932–2014)		 25 August 1987 3 November 1991 4 years, 70 days Social Democratic
VI 9 António Barbosa de Melo
(1932–2016)		 7 November 1991 26 October 1995 3 years, 353 days Social Democratic
VII 10 António de Almeida Santos
(1926–2016)		 31 October 1995 4 April 2002 6 years, 155 days Socialist
VIII
IX 11 Mota Amaral
(born 1943)		 10 April 2002 16 March 2005 2 years, 340 days Social Democratic
X 12 Jaime Gama
(born 1947)		 16 March 2005 19 June 2011[3] 6 years, 95 days Socialist
XI
XII 13 Maria da Assunção Esteves
(born 1956)		 21 June 2011 22 October 2015[4] 4 years, 123 days Social Democratic
XIII 14 Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
(born 1949)		 23 October 2015 29 March 2022 6 years, 157 days Socialist
XIV
XV 15 Augusto Santos Silva
(born 1956) 		29 March 2022 25 March 2024 1 year, 362 days Socialist
XVI 16 José Pedro Aguiar-Branco
(born 1957) 		27 March 2024 present 285 days Social Democratic

See also

References and footnotes

  1. ^ "Remunerações dos Cargos Políticos em Portugal". MaisLiberdade (in Portuguese). Lisbon. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024. Em Portugal, o cargo político com maior salário bruto, e que serve de referência para o cálculo dos restantes salários, é o de Presidente da República, que aufere 9.833€ mensais, seguindo-se o de Presidente da Assembleia da República, com 8.849€, e o de Primeiro-ministro, com 8.296€.
  2. ^ "Antigos Presidentes (Assembleia Constituinte e Assembleia da República)". Assembleia da República. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Antigos Presidentes (Assembleia Constituinte e Assembleia da República) - Jaime Gama". Assembleia da República. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Antigos Presidentes (Assembleia Constituinte e Assembleia da República) - Maria Assunção Esteves". Assembleia da República. Retrieved 16 August 2024.