President of Portugal

President of the Portuguese Republic Presidente da República Portuguesa
Arms of the Portuguese Republic
Flag of the President
Incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa since 9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
Style	Mr. President (informal) His Excellency[1] (formal, diplomatic)
Type	Executive
Member of	Council of State Council of Ministers
Residence	Belém Palace
Seat	Lisbon, Portugal
Appointer	Direct election; Two-round system, universal suffrage
Term length	Five years; Renewable once, consecutively.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Third Republic
Precursor	King of Portugal
Formation	5 October 1910; 113 years ago (1910-10-05)
First holder	Manuel de Arriaga
Salary	€93,364.74 (2015) (€6,668.91/month)[2]
Website	presidencia.pt

The President of the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: Presidente da República Portuguesa, pronounced: [pɾɨziˈðẽtɨ ðɐ ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɡezɐ]) is the executive head of state of Portugal.

The current President of Portugal is Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who took office on 9 March 2016.

1. ↑ "United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service Public List: Heads of State - Heads of Government - Ministers For Foreign Affairs". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
2. ↑ Miguel Santos (23 September 2015). "E agora um tema sensível: os políticos são mal pagos?". Observador (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 12 October 2016. Todos os salários de detentores de cargos políticos são calculados em função do salário bruto do Presidente da República — 6 668 euros brutos (a que acresce 25% de despesas de representação).