The complete list of presidents of the Portuguese Republic consists of the 21 heads of state in the history of Portugal since the 5 October 1910 revolution that installed a republican regime.
The official residence of the president of Portugal is the Belém Palace.
The current president of the Portuguese Republic is António José Seguro, the winner of the 2026 presidential election.
Presidents
The colors indicate the political affiliation of each president.
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First Republic (1910–1926)
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="10px" | No.
! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="80px" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" scope="col"width="205px" | President<br/>
! colspan="3" scope="colgroup" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="55px" | Election
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!width="90px"|Duration
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! colspan="10" | President of the Provisional Government of the Republic (1910–1911)
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! -
| 80px
| Teófilo Braga<br />
| <br />1910
| <br />1911
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| —
|style="background:; color:white;" |
| Republican
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|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="10" | Presidents of the Republic (1911–1926)
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! 1
| 80px
| Manuel de Arriaga<br />
| <br />1911
| <br />1915
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| 1911
| style="background: linear-gradient( 20%, 80%); color:white;"|
| Republican<br />later Democratic
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! 2
| 80px
| Teófilo Braga<br />
| <br />1915
| <br />1915
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| <br />1915
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| Democratic
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! 3
| 80px
| Bernardino Machado<br />
| <br />1915
| <br />1917
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| <br />1915
| style="background:; color:white;" |
| Democratic
|-style="background:#E6E6AA
| -
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| Ministry<br />
| <br />1917
| <br />1918
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| —
| style="background:; color:white;" |
| style="background:#E6E6AA| Independent
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! 4
| 80px
| Sidónio Pais<br />
| <br />1918
| <br />1918
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| <br />1918
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|National Republican
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! 5
| 80px
| João do Canto e Castro<br />
| <br />1918
| <br />1919
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| <br />1918
| style="background:; color:white;" |
|National Republican
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! 6
| 80px
| António José de Almeida<br />
| <br />1919
| <br />1923
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| 1919
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|Evolutionist<br />later Republican Liberal
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! 7
| 80px
| Manuel Teixeira Gomes<br />
| <br />1923
| <br />1925
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| 1923
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| Democratic
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! 8
| 80px
| Bernardino Machado<br /><br />2nd time
| <br />1925
| <br />1926
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| 1925
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| Democratic
|-style="background:#E6E6AA
| -
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| Ministry<br />
| <br />1926
| <br />1926
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| —
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| style="background:#E6E6AA |Independent
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! 10
| 80px
| Manuel Gomes da Costa<br />
| <br />1926
| <br />1926
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| —
| style="background:; color:white;" |
| Independent
|-style="background:#E6E6AA
| -
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| Ministry<br />
| <br />1926
| <br />1926
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| —
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| style="background:#E6E6AA |Independent
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! rowspan="3" | 11
| 80px
| Óscar Carmona<br />
| <br />1926
| <br />1928
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| —
|rowspan="3" style="background: linear-gradient( 59%, 41%); color:white;" |
| rowspan="3" | Independent<br /><br />National Union
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! 12
| 80px
| Francisco Craveiro Lopes<br />
| <br />1951
| <br />1958
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| 1951
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| National Union
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! 13
| 80px
| Américo Tomás<br />
| <br />1958
| <br />1974
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| 1958<hr/>1965<hr/>1972
| style="background:; color:white;" |
| National Union<br /><br />People's National Action
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Third Republic (1974–present)
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="10px" | No.
! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="80px" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" scope="col"width="205px" | President<br/>
! colspan="3" scope="colgroup" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="55px" | Election
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" width="172px" | Party
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!width="90px"|Start
!width="90px"|End
!width="90px"|Duration
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="10" | Presidents appointed in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974–1976)
|-style="background:#E6E6AA
| -
| colspan="2" |National Salvation Junta<br />
| <br />1974
| <br />1974
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| —
| style="background:; color:white;" |
| style="background:#E6E6AA |Independent
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! 14
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| António de Spínola<br />
| <br />1974
| <br />1974
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| —
| style="background:; color:white;" |
| Independent
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|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="10" | Presidents elected under the Constitution of the Republic (1976–present)
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! 16
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| António Ramalho Eanes<br />
| <br />1976
| <br />1986
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| 1976<hr/>1980
| style="background: linear-gradient( 75%, 25%); color:white;"|
|Independent<br /><br />Democratic Renewal
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! 17
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| Mário Soares<br />
| <br />1986
| <br />1996
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| 1986<hr/>1991
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|Socialist
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! 18
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| Jorge Sampaio<br />
| <br />1996
| <br />2006
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| 1996<hr/>2001
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|Socialist
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! 19
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| Aníbal Cavaco Silva<br />
| <br />2006
| <br />2016
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| 2006<hr/>2011
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| Social Democratic
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! 20
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| Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa<br />
| <br />2016
| <br />2026
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| 2016<hr/>2021
| style="background:; color:white;"|
| Social Democratic
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! 21
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|António José Seguro<br />
|<br />2026
|Incumbent
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|2026
| style="background:; color:white;" |
| Socialist
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Timeline
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! Timeline of Presidents of Portugal (1910–present)
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Birthplaces
Presidents by time in office
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! Rank !! President!! Time in office !! Terms !! Party
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! 1
| Óscar Carmona || 24 years, 286 days || 5 || Nonpartisan → National Union
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! 2
| Américo Tomás || 15 years, 259 days || 3 || National Union
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! rowspan=4|3
| Mário Soares || 10 years, 0 days || 2 || Socialist
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| Jorge Sampaio || 10 years, 0 days || 2 || Socialist
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| Aníbal Cavaco Silva || 10 years, 0 days || 2 || Social Democratic
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| Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa || 10 years, 0 days|| 2 || Social Democratic
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! 4
| António Ramalho Eanes || 9 years, 238 days || 2 || Nonpartisan → Democratic Renewal
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! 5
| Francisco Craveiro Lopes || 7 years, 19 days || 1 || National Union
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! 6
| António José de Almeida || 4 years, 0 days || 1 || Evolutionist → Republican Liberal
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! 7
| Manuel de Arriaga || 3 years, 278 days || 1 || Republican → Democratic
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! 8
| Bernardino Machado || 2 years, 239 days || 2 || Democratic
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! 9
| Manuel Teixeira Gomes || 2 year, 67 days || 1 || Democratic
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! 10
| Francisco da Costa Gomes || 1 year, 288 days || 1 || Nonpartisan
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! 11
| Teófilo Braga || 1 year, 87 days || 1 || Republican → Democratic
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! 12
| Sidónio Pais || 1 year, 2 days || 1 || National Republican
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! 13
| João do Canto e Castro || 295 days || 1 || National Republican
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! 14
| António de Spínola || 158 days || 1 || Nonpartisan
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! 15
| António de Oliveira Salazar || 93 days || 1 || National Union
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! 16
| António José Seguro|| <br />(Incumbent)|| 1|| Socialist
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! 17
| Manuel Gomes da Costa || 22 days || 1 || Nonpartisan
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! 18
| José Mendes Cabeçadas || 17 days || 1 || Nonpartisan
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See also
- President of Portugal
- First Lady of Portugal
- List of heads of state of Portugal
- List of prime ministers of Portugal
- List of Portuguese monarchs
- Prime Minister of Portugal
- Politics of Portugal
- History of Portugal
- History of Portugal (1910–1926)
- History of Portugal (1926–1932)
- History of Portugal (1932–1974)
- History of Portugal (1974–1986)
- History of Portugal (1986–2000)
- History of Portugal (2000–present)
- Timeline of Portuguese history
Notes
<!-- Dead note "Teofilo2": After Arriaga's resignation Teófilo Braga occupied briefly the post of President interim until the election of Bernardino Machado. -->
: Assassinated.
: Died in office of natural causes.
: Resigned.
: Forced to resign due to a coup d'état.