Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores explained

Post:	President
Body:	the Regional Government of the Azores
Native Name:
Flag:	Flag of the Azores.svg
Flagborder:	yes
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Azores
Insignia:	Coat of arms of the Azores.svg
Insigniacaption:	Coat of arms of the Azores
Incumbent:	José Manuel Bolieiro
Incumbentsince:	24 November 2020
Style:	His/Her Excellency
Residence:	Palace of Sant'Ana, Ponta Delgada
Appointer:	Representative of the Republic
Termlength:	4 years (Legislative Assembly of the Azores may be dissolved sooner); no term limits.
Inaugural:	João Bosco Mota Amaral
Formation:	8 September 1976
Deputy:	Artur Lima
Website:	www.azores.gov.pt

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.

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.

width=1%	No.	width=25%	President (Birth–Death)	width=5%	Portrait	width=8%	Election	Term of office		width=20%	Political party	width=10%	Government
Presidents appointed in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974–1976)
-	Altino Pinto de Magalhães (1922–2019)		–	27 August 1975	8 September 1976	Military officer	–
Presidents elected under the Constitution of the Republic (1976–present)
1	João Bosco Mota Amaral (born 1943)		1976	8 September 1976	20 October 1980	Social Democratic		I
1980			20 October 1980	8 November 1984		II
1984			8 November 1984	30 November 1988		III
1988			30 November 1988	28 October 1992		IV
1992			28 October 1992	20 October 1995		V
	2	Alberto Madruga da Costa (1940–2014)^[1]		20 October 1995	9 November 1996		Social Democratic		VI
3	Carlos César (born 1956)		1996	9 November 1996	15 November 2000	Socialist	VII
2000			15 November 2000	16 November 2004		VIII
2004			16 November 2004	18 November 2008		IX
2008			18 November 2008	6 November 2012		X
4	Vasco Cordeiro (born 1973)		2012	6 November 2012	4 November 2016	Socialist		XI
2016			4 November 2016	24 November 2020		XII
5	José Manuel Bolieiro (born 1965)		2020	24 November 2020	4 March 2024	Social Democratic	XIII
2024			4 March 2024	Incumbent	XIV

References

Sources

• Web site: World Statesmen.org . Portugal: Azores. 18 June 2014 . 2014 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alberto Madruga da Costa, PSD.