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
The Carnation Revolution ( pt, Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April ( pt, 25 de Abril, links=no), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbo ...
that installed the
democratic Third Portuguese Republic
The Third Portuguese Republic () is a period in the history of Portugal corresponding to the current democratic regime installed after the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974, that put an end to the paternal autocratic regime of ''Estado Nov ...
. 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
João Bosco Soares da Mota Amaral (born 15 April 1943, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores) is a Portuguese politician. He served as President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 2002 to 2005 and President of the Autonomous Regio ...
).
Presidents
The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president.
The current President of the Government of the Azores is
Ana Luís
Ana Luís is a former economist and current President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores.
Career
An economist, the 36-year-old Luís replaced Francisco Coelho, within the Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different pol ...
, whose party won the
Azorean regional election on 14 October 2012, and was nominated by President
Vasco Cordeiro
Vasco Ilídio Alves Cordeiro (born 28 March 1973) is a Portuguese Socialist Party politician, who served as President of the Regional Government of the Azores from 2012, following his party's victory on the 2012 Azores regional election, until 2 ...
for the position.
[Agência Lusa (5 November 2012)]
The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.
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Timeline
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from:1976 till:1978 color:PD text:" Álvaro Monjardino"
from:1978 till:1979 color:PD text:" Alberto Madruga da Costa"
from:1979 till:1984 color:PD text:" Álvaro Monjardino"
from:1984 till:1991 color:PD text:"José Guilherme Reis Leite
José Guilherme Reis Leite GC IH ( Angra do Heroísmo, 25 December 1943 — ), is a professor, historian and Azorean politician, whose functions included his role as Regional Secretary for Education and Culture, deputy and President of the Legis ...
"
from:1991 till:1995 color:PD text:" Alberto Madruga da Costa"
from:1995 till:1996 color:PD text:"Humberto Melo Humberto is a Portuguese and Spanish masculine given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to:
*Humberto Aguilar Coronado
*Humberto Ak'ab'al
*Humberto Albiñana
* Humberto Albornoz
*Humberto Alonso Morelli
* Humberto Alonso Razo
* Humberto Andrade ...
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from:1996 till:1998 color:PD text:" Dionísio de Sousa"
from:1998 till:2000 color:PD text:"Humberto Melo Humberto is a Portuguese and Spanish masculine given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to:
*Humberto Aguilar Coronado
*Humberto Ak'ab'al
*Humberto Albiñana
* Humberto Albornoz
*Humberto Alonso Morelli
* Humberto Alonso Razo
* Humberto Andrade ...
"
from:2000 till:2008 color:PS text:"Fernando Manuel Machado Meneses
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...
"
from:2008 till:2012 color:PS text:"Francisco Coelho
Francisco Coelho (born 16 January 1962) is a Portuguese weightlifter. He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los A ...
"
from:2012 till:2016 color:PS text:"Ana Luís
Ana Luís is a former economist and current President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores.
Career
An economist, the 36-year-old Luís replaced Francisco Coelho, within the Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different pol ...
"
References
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* {{citation , url=http://www.acorianooriental.pt/noticia/ana-luis-e-a-nova-presidente-da-assembleia-legislativa , title=Ana Luís é a nova presidente da Assembleia Legislativa , publisher=Açoreana Oriental , location=Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal , date=5 November 2012 , accessdate=3 November 2012 , language=Portuguese , editor=Agência Lusa