Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
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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 the archipelago with its laws and democratic rights.
| President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores | |
|---|---|
| President da Assembleia dos Açores | |
Coat of arms of the Azores | |
 Flag of the Azores | |
| 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 |
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| Website | http://www.alra.pt/ |
On 21 July 1976, Álvaro Monjardino was elected by the Regional Assembly, the first President of the Azorean Assembly, nominated by the first President of the Azores (João Bosco Mota Amaral).
Presidents
The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president.
The current President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores is Luís Garcia, whose party won the Azorean regional election in February 2024, and was nominated by President José Manuel Bolieiro for the position.
The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.
| Term | No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Duration | ||||||
| Regional Legislative Assembly of the Azores (1976–Present) | ||||||||
| I | 1 | Álvaro Monjardino (1930–2024) | 1976 | 1978 | ~2 years | Social Democratic | ||
| II | 2 | Alberto Madruga da Costa (1940–2014) | 1978 | 1979 | ~1 year | Social Democratic | ||
| III | 3 | Álvaro Monjardino (1930–2024) | 1979 | 1984 | ~5 years | Social Democratic | ||
| IV | 4 | José Guilherme Reis Leite (born 1943) | 1984 | 1991 | ~7 years | Social Democratic | ||
| V | 5 | Alberto Madruga da Costa (1940–2014) | 1991 | 1995 | ~4 years | Social Democratic | ||
| VI | 6 | Humberto Melo (born 1955) | 1995 | 1996 | ~1 year | Social Democratic | ||
| VII | 7 |  | Dionísio Mendes de Sousa (born 1940) | 1996 | 1998 | ~2 years | Socialist | |
| VIII | 8 | Humberto Melo (born 1955) | 1998 | 2000 | ~2 years | Social Democratic | ||
| IX | 9 | Fernando Menezes (1952–2026) | November 2000 | 17 November 2008 | ~8 years | Socialist | ||
| X | 10 | Francisco Coelho (born 1966) | 17 November 2008 | 14 October 2012 | 3 years, 332 days | Socialist | ||
| XI | 11 | Ana Luís (born 1976) | 5 November 2012 | 16 November 2020 | 4 years, 11 days | Socialist | ||
| XII | 12 | .jpg) | Luís Garcia (born 1971) | 16 November 2020 | present | 5 years, 263 days | Social Democratic | |
| XIII | ||||||||
Timeline
References
Notes
Sources
- Francisco Coelho eleito presidente da Assembleia Legislativa Regional (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Correio dos Açores, 17 November 2008
- Agência Lusa, ed. (5 November 2012), "Ana Luís é a nova presidente da Assembleia Legislativa", Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Açoreana Oriental, retrieved 3 November 2012