Altino Pinto de Magalhães served as the first and only president of the Regional Junta, the provisional government that functioned during the transition towards democracy. The Military Governor of the Azores, until 22 August 1975, he was selected to preside over the
Junta Governativa dos Açores (
Governing Junta of the Azores), a commission that developed the Azorean autonomy statute. This commission became extinct with the first duly elected legislature and appointed government of the Azores. The current president of the Government of the Azores is
José Manuel Bolieiro, which forged a deal between all rightwing parties despite polling second place in the
Azorean regional election on 25 October 2020. The colors indicate the political affiliation of each president. : : : == Timeline ==