Prime Minister of East Timor

Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru
Coat of arms of East Timor
Incumbent Xanana Gusmão since 1 July 2023
Style	His Excellency
Status	Head of Government
Seat	Dili
Appointer	President of East Timor
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of East Timor
Formation	28 November 1975 20 May 2002
First holder	Nicolau dos Reis Lobato Mari Alkatiri
Salary	27,000 USD annually[1]

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Executive President José Ramos-Horta Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão
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The prime minister of East Timor, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Primeiru-Ministru Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the head of government in East Timor.

The president of East Timor is the head of state. The president appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the National Parliament, who is usually the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. The prime minister is ex officio a member of the Council of State, chairs the cabinet and oversees the activities of the government.

The current prime minister is Xanana Gusmão, who was sworn in on 1 July 2023; he also served as the 6th prime minister from 2007 to 2015.