List of Presidents of Portugal
Third Republic (1974–present)
Left office early: Assassinated. Died in office of natural causes.

List of Presidents of Portugal

Section Title: Third Republic (1974–present)
Table Section Text: Left office early: Assassinated. Died in office of natural causes.

No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office	Political party

Presidents appointed in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974–1976)

21	National Salvation Junta President: António de Spínola	–	April 25, 1974	May 15, 1974	–

22	António de Spínola (1910–1996)	-	–	May 15, 1974	September 30, 1974	Military officer

23	Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914–2001)	–	September 30, 1974	July 13, 1976	Military officer

Presidents elected under the Constitution of the Republic (1976–present)

24	António Ramalho Eanes (born 1935)	-	1976	July 14, 1976	January 14, 1981	Military officer from 1985 Democratic Renewal

1980	January 14, 1981	March 9, 1986

25	Mário Soares (1924–2017)	-	1986	March 9, 1986	March 9, 1991	Socialist

1991	March 9, 1991	March 9, 1996

26	Jorge Sampaio (born 1939)	-	1996	March 9, 1996	March 9, 2001	Socialist

2001	March 9, 2001	March 9, 2006

27	Aníbal Cavaco Silva (born 1939)	-	2006	March 9, 2006	March 9, 2011	Social Democratic

2011	March 9, 2011	March 9, 2016

28	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (born 1948)	-	2016	March 9, 2016	Incumbent	Social Democratic

Sentence(s)

Mário Soares served as President of Portugal.

final_sentence: Mário Soares served as President of Portugal.