Vicente Guterres

Vicente Guterres
President of East Timor
Acting
In office
11 February 2008 – 13 February 2008
Prime MinisterXanana Gusmão
Preceded byJosé Ramos-Horta
Succeeded byFernando de Araújo (Acting)
President of the National Parliament
In office
30 July 2012 – 5 May 2016
Preceded byFernando de Araújo
Succeeded byAdérito Hugo da Costa  [de]
Personal details
Born (1956-01-22) 22 January 1956 (age 68)
Baguia, Portuguese Timor
Political partyCNRT
SpouseMaria Goretti Guterres Marques
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Vicente da Silva Guterres (born 22 January 1956 in Baguia, Portuguese Timor) is a politician from East Timor, a member of the National Parliament of East Timor and its vice-president since 2007.[1]

Parliamentary role

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In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Guterres was elected to the National Parliament as the second name on the candidate list of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), a party led by Xanana Gusmão.[2]

He was elected president of the National Parliament without opposition in July 2012.[3]

Acting president of Timor-Leste

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He became acting president of East Timor after President José Ramos-Horta was injured in an attack on his home on 11 February 2008. As acting president, he proclaimed a two-day state of emergency on 12 February.[4] After his return from Portugal, the president of National Parliament, Fernando de Araújo, took over presidency on 13 February.[5] During his time in office, he fought for greater efforts to combat poverty. According to OECD and WBG living standards in the country ranged from decent to below average.[6]

Honours

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In 2017, he received the Order of Timor-Leste.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ East Timor Legal News February 2008 Page 2
  2. ^ "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Vicente Guterres Ketua PN Baru" (in Indonesian). The Timor News. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ^ Goulart, Guido (12 February 2008). "East Timor Declares State of Emergency". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  5. ^ Business Spectator - New poll if Ramos Horta recovery slow
  6. ^ "Timor-Leste Country Program Evaluation, 2000–2010" (PDF). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ Diário Nacional: PR timorense condecora principais figuras do Estado na reta final de mandato, 3 May 2017, retrieved 21 June 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the National Parliament
2012-2016
Succeeded by
Adérito Hugo da Costa
Preceded by President of East Timor
Acting

2008
Succeeded by