Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores

President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
President da Assembleia dos Açores
Coat-of-arms of the Azores
Flag of the Azores
Incumbent
Ana Luís
since 5 November 2012
Style President
Residence The Cedars House
Nominator Vasco Cordeiro
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Álvaro Monjardino
Formation 21 July 1976
Succession Alberto Madruga da Costa
Deputy
Website http://www.alra.pt/

The list of Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores consists of the chairpersons for the autonomous local legislature of the Azores, since the Carnation Revolution that installed the democratic Third Portuguese Republic. This list includes the leaders of the transitional regimes and those presidents elected after the institutionalization of the autonomy statute that provided archipelago with its laws and democratic rights.

On 21 July 1976, Álvaro Monjardino was elected by plenum of the Regional Assembly, the first President of the Azorean Assembly, nominated by the first President of the Azores (João Bosco Mota Amaral).

Presidents

The Legislative Assembly of the Azores on the island of Faial, is the seat of the regional legislature
A profile of the legislature, showing the dome where the assembly meets

The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president.

The current President of the Government of the Azores is Ana Luís, whose party won the Azorean regional election on 14 October 2012, and was nominated by President Vasco Cordeiro for the position.[1]

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.

  No party
  Socialist
  Social Democratic
Term No.President
(Birth–Death)		PortraitTook officeLeft officeParty
Regional Legislative Assembly of the Azores (1976–Present)
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1
Álvaro Monjardino
b. 6 October 1930		-19761978Social Democratic
-
2
Alberto Madruga da Costa
b. 15 April 1940		-19781979Social Democratic
-
3
Álvaro Monjardino
b. 6 October 1930		-19791984Social Democratic
-
4
José Guilherme Reis Leite
b. 25 December 1943		-19841991Social Democratic
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5
Alberto Madruga da Costa
b. 15 April 1940		-19911995Social Democratic
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6
Humberto Melo
n/a		-19951996Social Democratic
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7
Dionísio Mendes de Sousa
9 October 1940		-19961998Socialist
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8
Humberto Melo
n/a		-19982000Social Democratic
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9
Fernando Manuel Machado Meneses
n/a		-20002008Socialist
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10
Francisco Coelho
n/a		-17 November 200814 October 2012Socialist
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11
Ana Luís
b. 1976		-5 November 2012-Socialist

Timeline

Azores Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores (1976-Present)
Ana LuísAlberto Madruga da CostaJosé Guilherme Reis LeiteÁlvaro MonjardinoAlberto Madruga da CostaÁlvaro Monjardino

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Agência Lusa (5 November 2012)
Sources
  • Açores9.com, ed. (17 November 2008), Francisco Coelho eleito presidente da Assembleia Legislativa Regional (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Correio dos Açores, retrieved 13 December 2012
  • Agência Lusa, ed. (5 November 2012), Ana Luís é a nova presidente da Assembleia Legislativa (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Açoreana Oriental, retrieved 3 November 2012
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