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Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores
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Presidents of the Regional Government of the Azores are heads of government for the autonomous local authority of the Azores, since the Carnation Revolution that installed the democratic Third Portuguese Republic. The list below includes the leaders of the transitional regimes and those presidents designated after the institutionalization of the autonomy statute that provided the archipelago with its laws and democratic rights.
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President of the Regional Government of the Azores | |
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Presidente do Governo Regional dos Açores | |
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Style | His/Her Excellency |
Residence | Palace of Sant'Ana, Ponta Delgada |
Appointer | Representative of the Republic |
Term length | 4 years (Legislative Assembly of the Azores may be dissolved sooner); no term limits. |
Inaugural holder | João Bosco Mota Amaral |
Formation | 8 September 1976 |
Deputy | Artur Lima |
Website | www.azores.gov.pt |
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Following the first elections, held on 8 September 1976, the leader of the first party was installed as first President of the Government of the Azores (João Bosco Mota Amaral), responsible for forming his executive and cabinet to administer the functioning of the public service in the Azores.