| Vicente Guterres | |
| Order: | President of East Timor |
| Status: | Acting |
| Primeminister: | Xanana Gusmão |
| Term Start: | 11 February 2008 |
| Term End: | 13 February 2008 |
| Predecessor: | José Ramos-Horta |
| Successor: | Fernando de Araújo (Acting) |
| Office1: | President of the National Parliament |
| Term Start1: | 30 July 2012 |
| Term End1: | 5 May 2016 |
| Predecessor1: | Fernando de Araújo |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Baguia, Portuguese Timor |
| Spouse: | Maria Goretti Guterres Marques |
| Party: | CNRT |
| Signature: | Vicente da Silva Guterres (Assinatura).jpg |
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]
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]
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]
In 2017, he received the Order of Timor-Leste.[7]