List of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

This is a list of presidents of the Assembly of the Republic, the unicameral legislative body of Portugal. The President of the Assembly of the Republic is the second highest figure of the Portuguese State, and temporarily replaces the President of the Republic in case of a temporary impediment or vacancy of the office until the swearing in of a new President. The President of the Assembly ensures that parliamentary rules are followed, and oversees the functioning of parliamentary procedures at various levels.

List The colors indicate the political affiliation of each president.

Term Portrait Name Term of office PartyStartEndDuration President of the Constituent Assembly (1975–1976)C. – Henrique de Barros 1975 1976 Socialist President of the Assembly of the Republic (1976–present)I 1 Vasco da Gama Fernandes 1976 1978 Socialist 2 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos 1978 1980 Socialist 3 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida 1980 1981 Social DemocraticII 4 Francisco de Oliveira Dias 1981 1982 Democratic Social Center 5 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida 1982 1983 Social DemocraticIII 6 Manuel Tito de Morais 1983 1984 Socialist 7 Fernando Amaral 1984 1987 Social DemocraticIVV 8 Vítor Crespo 1987 1991 Social DemocraticVI 9 António Barbosa de Melo 1991 1995 Social DemocraticVII 10 António de Almeida Santos 1995 2002 SocialistVIIIIX 11 João Bosco Mota Amaral 2002 2005 Social DemocraticX 12 Jaime Gama 2005 2011 SocialistXIXII 13 Maria da Assunção Esteves 2011 2015 Social DemocraticXIII 14 Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues 2015 2022 SocialistXIVXV 15Augusto Santos Silva20222024SocialistXVI 16José Pedro Aguiar-Branco2024presentSocial DemocraticXVII

Graphical timeline

By time in office RankLeaderPartyTime in officeDurationLegislatures1Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues Socialist2015–202222António Almeida Santos Socialist1995–200223Jaime Gama Socialist2005–201124Assunção Esteves Social Democratic2011–201515Vítor Crespo Social Democratic1987–199116António Barbosa de Melo Social Democratic1991–199517João Bosco Mota Amaral Social Democratic2002–200518Fernando Amaral Social Democratic1984–198729José Pedro Aguiar-Branco Social Democratic2024–present(Incumbent)210Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida Social Democratic1980–1981; 1982–19832 years, 129 days211Vasco da Gama Fernandes Socialist1976–1978112Augusto Santos Silva Socialist2022–2024113Manuel Tito de Morais Socialist1983–1984114Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos Socialist1978–1980115Francisco de Oliveira Dias Centrist1981–1982116Henrique de Barros Socialist1975–19761

See also Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

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