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.

Contents

• List of officeholders
• Timeline
• See also
• Notes
• References

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.

  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	36 years, 331 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, 310 days	2015		Social Democratic	XII
					2019			XIV
					2023			XV [a]
					2024			XVI [b]
					2025			XVI

Timeline

See also

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

Notes

References

Notes

Sources

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