List of presidents of Portugal

The complete list of presidents of the Portuguese Republic consists of the 21 heads of state in the history of Portugal since the 5 October 1910 revolution that installed a republican regime.

This list includes not only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Portugal but also those who de facto served as head of state since 1910. This is the case of Teófilo Braga who served as President of the Provisional Government after the republican coup d'état. Also Sidónio Pais, Mendes Cabeçadas, Gomes da Costa, as well as Canto e Castro and Óscar Carmona in their early months, were not sworn into office as presidents of the Republic, usually being prime ministers, but de facto accumulated this function, thus combining in practice head of state and head of government in one person.

See the notes for more information.

Election terms The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by a single man. For example, Jorge Sampaio served two consecutive terms and is counted as the 19th president (not the 19th and 20th). Teófilo Braga served as the first and sole president of the Provisional Government, and therefore is not considered to be the first president, although he would serve again as head of state and be the second president after the resignation of Manuel de Arriaga.

However, Bernardino Machado served two non-consecutive terms, and he is counted as both the third and the eighth presidents. Because of this, the list below contains 20 presidencies, but only 19 presidents.

Under the Constitution of Portugal adopted in 1976, in the wake of the 1974 Carnation Revolution, the president is elected to a five-year term with the possibility of running for a second consecutive term; there is no limit to the number of terms a president may serve, but a president who serves two consecutive terms may not serve again in the next five years after the second term finishes.

The official residence of the president of Portugal is the Belém Palace.

The current president of the Portuguese Republic is António José Seguro, the winner of the 2026 presidential election.

Presidents The colors indicate the political affiliation of each president.

First Republic (1910–1926)

+ No. Portrait President Term of office Election PartyStartEndDuration President of the Provisional Government of the Republic (1910–1911) - Teófilo Braga 1910 1911 — Republican Presidents of the Republic (1911–1926) 1 Manuel de Arriaga 1911 1915 1911 Republicanlater Democratic 2 Teófilo Braga 1915 1915 1915 Democratic 3 Bernardino Machado 1915 1917 1915 Democratic - Ministry 1917 1918 — Independent 4 Sidónio Pais 1918 1918 1918National Republican - Ministry 1918 1918 — National Republican 5 João do Canto e Castro 1918 1919 1918National Republican 6 António José de Almeida 1919 1923 1919Evolutionistlater Republican Liberal 7 Manuel Teixeira Gomes 1923 1925 1923 Democratic 8 Bernardino Machado2nd time 1925 1926 1925 Democratic

Second Republic (1926–1974)

+ No. Portrait President Term of office Election PartyStartEndDuration Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) (1926–1932) 9 José Mendes Cabeçadas 1926 1926 — Independent - Ministry 1926 1926 —Independent 10 Manuel Gomes da Costa 1926 1926 — Independent - Ministry 1926 1926 —Independent 11 Óscar Carmona 1926 1928 — IndependentNational Union Estado Novo (New State) (1932–1974) Óscar Carmona 1928 1951 1928193519421949 - António de Oliveira Salazar(interim) 1951 1951 — National Union 12 Francisco Craveiro Lopes 1951 1958 1951 National Union 13 Américo Tomás 1958 1974 195819651972 National UnionPeople's National Action

Third Republic (1974–present)

+ No. Portrait President Term of office Election PartyStartEndDuration Presidents appointed in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974–1976) -National Salvation Junta 1974 1974 —Independent 14 António de Spínola 1974 1974 — Independent 15 Francisco da Costa Gomes 1974 1976 — Independent Presidents elected under the Constitution of the Republic (1976–present) 16 António Ramalho Eanes 1976 1986 19761980IndependentDemocratic Renewal 17 Mário Soares 1986 1996 19861991 Socialist 18 Jorge Sampaio 1996 2006 19962001 Socialist 19 Aníbal Cavaco Silva 2006 2016 20062011 Social Democratic 20 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 2016 2026 20162021 Social Democratic 21 António José Seguro 2026 Incumbent 2026 Socialist

Timeline Timeline of Presidents of Portugal (1910–present)

Birthplaces

Presidents by time in office Rank President Time in office Terms Party 1 Óscar Carmona 24 years, 286 days 5 Nonpartisan → National Union 2 Américo Tomás 15 years, 259 days 3 National Union → People's National Action3 Mário Soares 10 years, 0 days 2 Socialist Jorge Sampaio 10 years, 0 days 2 Socialist Aníbal Cavaco Silva 10 years, 0 days 2 Social Democratic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 10 years, 0 days 2 Social Democratic 4 António Ramalho Eanes 9 years, 238 days 2 Nonpartisan → Democratic Renewal 5 Francisco Craveiro Lopes 7 years, 0 days 1 National Union 6 António José de Almeida 4 years, 0 days 1 Evolutionist → Republican Liberal 7 Manuel de Arriaga 3 years, 278 days 1 Republican → Democratic 8 Bernardino Machado 2 years, 239 days 2 Democratic 9 Manuel Teixeira Gomes 2 year, 67 days 1 Democratic 10 Francisco da Costa Gomes 1 year, 288 days 1 Nonpartisan 11 Teófilo Braga 1 year, 87 days 1 Republican → Democratic 12 Sidónio Pais 1 year, 2 days 1 National Republican 13 João do Canto e Castro 295 days 1 National Republican 14 António José Seguro (Incumbent) 1 Socialist 15 António de Spínola 158 days 1 Nonpartisan 16 António de Oliveira Salazar 113 days 1 National Union 17 Manuel Gomes da Costa 22 days 1 Nonpartisan 18 José Mendes Cabeçadas 17 days 1 Nonpartisan

List of presidents of Portugal

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