Vicente Guterres MP |
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President of East Timor Acting |
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In office 11 February 2008 – 13 February 2008 |
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Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
Preceded by | José Ramos-Horta |
Succeeded by | Fernando de Araújo (Acting) |
President of the National Parliament | |
In office 30 July 2012 – 2016 |
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Preceded by | Fernando de Araújo |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Political party | CNRT |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Vicente da Silva Guterres (born 22 January 1955 in Baguia) is a politician from East Timor, a member of the National Parliament of East Timor and its Vice-President since 2007.
In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Guterres was elected to the National Parliament as the second name on the candidate list of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), a party led by Xanana Gusmão.
He was elected President of the National Parliament without opposition in July 2012.
He became Acting President of East Timor after President José Ramos-Horta was injured in an attack on his home on 11 February 2008. As Acting President, he proclaimed a two-day State of Emergency on 12 February. After his return from Portugal, the President of National Parliament, Fernando de Araújo, took over presidency on 13 February.