Vicente Guterres
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Vicente Guterres | |
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| President of East Timor | |
Acting | |
| In office 11 February 2008 – 13 February 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
| Preceded by | José Ramos-Horta |
| Succeeded by | Fernando de Araújo (Acting) |
| President of the National Parliament | |
| In office 30 July 2012 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando de Araújo |
| Succeeded by | Adérito Hugo da Costa |
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| Born | 22 January 1956 Baguia, Portuguese Timor |
| Political party | CNRT |
| Spouse | Maria Goretti Guterres Marques |
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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]
Parliamentary role
[edit]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]
Acting president of Timor-Leste
[edit]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]
Honours
[edit]In 2017, he received the Order of Timor-Leste.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ East Timor Legal News February 2008 Page 2
- ^ "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.
- ^ "Vicente Guterres Ketua PN Baru" (in Indonesian). The Timor News. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Goulart, Guido (12 February 2008). "East Timor Declares State of Emergency". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ Business Spectator - New poll if Ramos Horta recovery slow
- ^ "Timor-Leste Country Program Evaluation, 2000–2010" (PDF). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Diário Nacional: PR timorense condecora principais figuras do Estado na reta final de mandato, 3 May 2017, retrieved 21 June 2017.
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* Acting • Italics indicate acting presidents during the 2008 assassination attempts | ||