President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira

President of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
President of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
Presidente da Assembleia Legislativa; da Região Autónoma da Madeira
	Coat of arms of Madeira
	Flag of Madeira
	Incumbent; José Manuel Rodrigues; since 15 October 2019
Style	His/Her excellency
Nominator	5–15 members of the legislature
Appointer	Legislative Assembly of Madeira;; Elected by the majority of the members of the legislature
Term length	4 years if the legislature is not dissolved sooner;; No term limits
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Portugal
Inaugural holder	Emanuel Rodrigues
Formation	19 July 1976
Deputy	Miguel de Sousa;; Fernanda Cardoso;; Isabel Torres
Website	alram.pt

The president of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira is the speaker of the regional parliament of this autonomous region of Portugal.

The position was created in 1976 after the newly enacted Constitution of Portugal, which followed the 1974 Revolution, granted legislative autonomy to the Azores and Madeira archipelagoes, thus establishing the Portuguese Autonomous Regions and the respective governing bodies. It is analogous to the position of president of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores and both are equally 14th in the Portuguese order of precedence, being this the highest ranking position of any regional governing body.^[1]

Following the first Madeiran regional elections the same year, which resulted in the Democratic Peoples' Party (now Social Democratic Party) having the majority of members of parliament, Emanuel Nascimento dos Santos Rodrigues was elected the first president of the Legislative Assembly. The position has since been held by members of the same party, which has never lost its majority. The current President is José Manuel Rodrigues, who is a member of the Assembly since 1996.

Two of the presidents were physicians (Nélio and Miguel Mendonça) and the other two were/are lawyers (Rodrigues and Tranquada Gomes) before taking office.

List of presidents

The colors indicate the political affiliation of each president.^[2]^[3]

Social Democratic

CDS – People's Party

Term	No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Party
Term	No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Party
Legislative Assembly of Madeira (1976–present)
I	1	Emanuel Rodrigues (born 1943)		19 July 1976	8 November 1984	Social Democratic
II	1	Emanuel Rodrigues (born 1943)		19 July 1976	8 November 1984	Social Democratic
III	2	Nélio Mendonça (1930–2009)		8 November 1984	1994	Social Democratic
IV
V
V	3	Miguel Mendonça (born 1935)		1994	20 April 2015	Social Democratic
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI	4	José Tranquada Gomes (born 1958)		20 April 2015	15 October 2019	Social Democratic
XII	5	José Manuel Rodrigues (born 1960)		15 October 2019	Incumbent	CDS – People's Party
XIII
XIV

References and footnotes

^ "Lei das Precedências do Protocolo do Estado Português" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Presidentes Anteriores". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Presidente – Nota Biográfica". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[1] "Lei das Precedências do Protocolo do Estado Português" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[2] "Presidentes Anteriores". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[3] "Presidente – Nota Biográfica". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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