President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira information
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.
^"Lei das Precedências do Protocolo do Estado Português" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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