President of the Regional Government of Madeira

President of the Regional Government of Madeira
Presidente do Governo Regional
da Madeira
Coat of arms of Madeira
Flag of Madeira
since 20 April 2015
Regional Government of Madeira
StyleHis/Her Excellency
ResidenceQuinta Vigia, Funchal
AppointerRepresentative of the Republic
Term length4 years, no term limit
Inaugural holderJaime Ornelas Camacho
Formation1 October 1976
WebsiteOfficial website

The President of the Regional Government of Madeira is the head of the devolved government of the Madeira archipelago, since the Carnation Revolution that established the current democratic regime in Portugal and granted political autonomy to the Portuguese islands.

Following the 1974 Revolution, provisional governing bodies were created, whose presiding officers are listed below. After the first elections for the Regional Parliament, held on 27 June 1976, the leader of the largest party Jaime Ornelas Camacho was appointed President of the Regional Government.

There have only been three officeholders and all of them were members of the Social Democratic Party. Alberto João Jardim held the office for 37 consecutive years. The current President is Miguel Albuquerque.

List of officeholders

Alberto João Jardim served for ten consecutive terms. Carlos Manuel de Azeredo and Joaquim Miguel Duarte Silva served as presidents of the Regional Junta, the provisional government that functioned during the transition towards democracy.

The current President of the Regional Government of Madeira is Miguel Albuquerque, whose party won the 2015 regional election, and then re-elected in the 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2025 regional elections.

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.

  Independent
  Social Democratic
Portrait President
(Lifespan) 		Term of office Election Party Government
Start End Duration
Presidents appointed in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974–1976)
Carlos Manuel de Azeredo
(born 1930) 		20 February
1976 		20 August
1976 		152 days — Independent —
Joaquim Miguel Duarte Silva
(1924–2007) 		20 August
1976 		1 October
1976 		42 days — Independent —
Presidents elected under the Constitution of the Republic (1976–present)
Jaime Ornelas Camacho
(1921–2016) 		1 October
1976 		17 March
1978 		1 year, 198 days 1976 Social Democratic I
Alberto João Jardim
(born 1943) 		17 March
1978 		20 April
2015 		37 years, 34 days — Social Democratic II
1980 III
1984 IV
1988 V
1992 VI
1996 VII
2000 VIII
2004 IX
2007 X
2011 XI
Miguel Albuquerque
(born 1961) 		20 April
2015 		Incumbent 10 years, 338 days 2015 Social Democratic XII
2019 XIV
2023 XV[a]
2024 XVI[b]
2025 XVI

Timeline

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Coalition government PSD-CDS–PP; Confidence & supply gov't: PSD/CDS-PP ⇐ (PAN).
  2. ^ Minority government PSD; Confidence & supply gov't: PSD ⇐ (CDS–PP).

References

Notes
Sources
  • "Portugal: Madeira". World Statesmen.org. 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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