The prime minister of East Timor, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, is the head of government in East Timor. The president of East Timor is the head of state. The president appoints the prime minister, after parliamentary elections and have listened to all parties represented in the National Parliament, who is usually the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. The prime minister is ex officio a member of the Council of State, chairs the cabinet and oversees the activities of the government. The current prime minister is Xanana Gusmão, who was sworn in on 1 July 2023; he also served as the 6th prime minister from 2007 to 2015.

List of prime ministers of East Timor

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Prime ministers of East Timor during the War for Independence

Chief ministers during United Nations administration

Prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

List of deputy prime ministers of East Timor

The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.