Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores

Presidents of the 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 archipelago with its laws and democratic rights.

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 Vasco Cordeiro since 6 November 2012
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	Sérgio Ávila
Website	www.azores.gov.pt

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 Vasco Cordeiro, whose party won an absolute majority in the Azorean regional election on 14 October 2012.

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.

  No party

  Socialist

  Social Democratic

Term	#	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Party
Regional Junta of the Azores (1975–1976)
-	-	Altino Pinto de Magalhães[1] 8 May 1922 – 24 January 2019		27 August 1975	8 September 1976	Armed Forces Movement
Regional Government of the Azores (1976–Present)
I	1	João Bosco Mota Amaral[2] b. 15 April 1943		8 September 1976	20 October 1980	Social Democratic
II				20 October 1980	8 November 1984
III				8 November 1984	30 November 1988
IV				30 November 1988	28 October 1992
V				28 October 1992	20 October 1995
VI	2	Alberto Madruga da Costa b. 15 April 1940		20 October 1995	9 November 1996	Social Democratic
VII	3	Carlos César b. 30 October 1956		9 November 1996	15 November 2000	Socialist
VIII				15 November 2000	16 November 2004
IX				2004	2008
X				2008	6 November 2012
XI	4	Vasco Cordeiro b. 28 March 1973		6 November 2012	4 November 2016	Socialist
XII				4 November 2016	Present

See also

• Regional Government of the Azores (in Portuguese)

Timeline

Presidents of the Azores (1975–present)

References

Notes

1. Altino Pinto de Magalhães, former Military Governor of the Azores, served as President of the Regional Junta of the Azores, the de facto head of government following the Carnation Revolution to the taking office of Mota Amaral, the 1st President of the Regional Government of the Azores.
2. Mota Amaral was the first appointed President of the Regional Government of the Azores, following the transition to democracy.

Sources

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