President of the Regional Government of the Azores

The President of the Regional Government of the Azores is the head of the devolved government of the Azores archipelago, since the Carnation Revolution that established the current constitutional regime in Portugal and granted political autonomy to the Portuguese islands.

President of the Regional Government of the Azores
Presidente do Governo Regional dos Açores
Coat of arms of the Azores
Flag of the Azores
Incumbent José Manuel Bolieiro since 24 November 2020
Style	His/Her Excellency
Residence	Palace of Sant'Ana, Ponta Delgada
Appointer	Representative of the Republic
Term length	4 years (Legislative Assembly of the Azores may be dissolved sooner); no term limits.
Inaugural holder	João Bosco Mota Amaral
Formation	8 September 1976
Deputy	Artur Lima
Website	www.azores.gov.pt

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.

  No party

  Socialist

  Social Democratic

No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Election	Term of office		Political party	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 (PSD)
			1980	20 October 1980	8 November 1984		II (PSD)
			1984	8 November 1984	30 November 1988		III (PSD)
			1988	30 November 1988	28 October 1992		IV (PSD)
			1992	28 October 1992	20 October 1995		V (PSD)
2	Alberto Madruga da Costa (1940–2014)			20 October 1995	9 November 1996	Social Democratic	VI (PSD)
3	Carlos César (born 1956)		1996	9 November 1996	15 November 2000	Socialist	VII (PS)
			2000	15 November 2000	16 November 2004		VIII (PS)
			2004	16 November 2004	18 November 2008		IX (PS)
			2008	18 November 2008	6 November 2012		X (PS)
4	Vasco Cordeiro (born 1973)		2012	6 November 2012	4 November 2016	Socialist	XI (PS)
			2016	4 November 2016	24 November 2020		XII (PS)
5	José Manuel Bolieiro (born 1965)		2020	24 November 2020	4 March 2024	Social Democratic	XIII (PSD/CDS–PP/PPM)
			2024	4 March 2024	Incumbent		XIV (PSD/CDS–PP/PPM)

Timeline

See also

• President of the Regional Government of Madeira
• Regional Government of the Azores (in Portuguese)

References

Sources

• "Portugal: Azores". World Statesmen.org. 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.