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
Incumbent Miguel Albuquerque since 20 April 2015
Regional Government of Madeira
Style	His/Her Excellency
Residence	Quinta Vigia, Funchal
Appointer	Representative of the Republic
Term length	4 years, no term limit
Inaugural holder	Jaime Ornelas Camacho
Formation	1 October 1976
Website	Official 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 more than 38 consecutive years. The current President is Miguel Albuquerque.

List of officeholders

The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president. For example, Alberto João Jardim served for ten consecutive terms and is counted as the second president (not the seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth president): the Roman numerals refer to the legislature that their terms encompassed. 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.

  No party

   Social Democratic

No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Election	Term of office		Political party	Government
Presidents appointed in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974–1976)
-	Carlos Manuel de Azeredo (born 1930)		–	20 February 1976	20 August 1976	Military officer	–
-	Joaquim Miguel Duarte Silva (1924–2007)		–	20 August 1976	1 October 1976	Military officer	–
Presidents elected under the Constitution of the Republic (1976–present)
1	Jaime Ornelas Camacho (1921–2016)		1976	1 October 1976	17 March 1978	Social Democratic	I (PSD)
2	Alberto João Jardim (born 1943)			17 March 1978	5 November 1980	Social Democratic	II (PSD)
			1980	5 November 1980	12 November 1984		III (PSD)
			1984	12 November 1984	9 November 1988		IV (PSD)
			1988	9 November 1988	11 November 1992		V (PSD)
			1992	11 November 1992	11 November 1996		VI (PSD)
			1996	11 November 1996	14 November 2000		VII (PSD)
			2000	14 November 2000	16 November 2004		VIII (PSD)
			2004	16 November 2004	19 June 2007		IX (PSD)
			2007	19 June 2007	9 November 2011		X (PSD)
			2011	9 November 2011	20 April 2015		XI (PSD)
3	Miguel Albuquerque (born 1961)		2015	20 April 2015	15 October 2019	Social Democratic	XII (PSD)
			2019	15 October 2019	17 October 2023		XIII (PSD/CDS-PP)
			2023	17 October 2023	6 June 2024		XIV (PSD/CDS-PP) [a]
			2024	6 June 2024	15 April 2025		XV (PSD) [b]
			2025	15 April 2025	Incumbent		XVI (PSD/CDS-PP)

Timeline

See also

• President of the Regional Government of the Azores
• Regional Government of Madeira

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.