Xanana Gusmão

Xanana Gusmão
Gusmão in 2023
6th & 10th Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
Assumed office
1 July 2023
PresidentJosé Ramos-Horta
Deputy
Preceded byTaur Matan Ruak
In office
8 August 2007 – 16 February 2015
President
  • José Ramos-Horta
  • Taur Matan Ruak
Preceded byEstanislau da Silva
Succeeded byRui Maria de Araújo
3rd President of Timor-Leste
In office
20 May 2002 – 20 May 2007
Prime Minister
Preceded bySérgio Vieira de Mello
as UN Administrator (1999–2002)
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
as acting president
(1975–1978)
Succeeded byJosé Ramos-Horta
Personal details
BornJosé Alexandre Gusmão
(1946-06-20) 20 June 1946
PartyNational Congress for Timorese Reconstruction
Spouses
Maria Emília Baptista
(m. 1965; div. 1999)
(m. 2000; sep. 2015)
Children5
Signature
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José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ɐlɨˈʃɐ̃dɾɨ ʃɐˈnanɐ ɣuʒˈmɐ̃w]; born 20 June 1946) is an East Timorese politician. He has served as the tenth prime minister of Timor-Leste since 2023, previously serving as the sixth prime minister from 2007 to 2015. A former rebel, he also served as East Timor's first president since its re-establishment of independence from 2002 to 2007.