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No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Days	Election	Political Party
1		General Augusto Cintra (1794–1881)	18th October 1836	18th October 1856	20 years	1836, 1841, 1846; 1851	PC
			The first holder of the office, Cintra was one of the leaders of the Belmontese Revolution that ousted dictator Joaquim Durão out of power and sentenced him to exile. A pragmatic conservative, he was responsible for the creation of the Riachuelo Agreement between liberals and conservatives which ensured the oligarchic nature of most of the Second Republic and its long-term stability, assuming the premiership shortly afterwards. His 20-year tenure remains the largest in Belmontese history and was marked by the stabilization of Belmontese territory and intense economic growth, stepping down in 1856 to be elected president in that same year.
2		Duarte Peixoto (1809–1883)	18th October 1856	26th November 1859	3 years, 1 month and 8 days	1856	PC
			Cintra's chosen successor, Peixoto was a known conservative politician who already served on several portfolios during his life, being easily elected in 1856. However, he lacked his predecessor's charisma and political skills which, combined with poor leadership choices, led him to be voted out by a motion of no-confidence, consequently losing that year's snap election as well.
3		General Jorge Calixto (1799–1869)	26th November 1859	26th November 1864	5 years	1859	PL
			A renowned general, Calixto was the first liberal premier to be elected in Belmonte ever since president Plínio Veríssimo in 1828. His premiership was marked by the beginning of industrialization and immigration (at the time from most Euclean countries) in Belmonte, enacting policies to promote them. Nonetheless, he found trouble in quelling internal fighting between moderate and radical (also known as exalted) liberals, with the latter being more vocal and further alienating many to the conservative side, leading to his defeat in 1864.
4		Duarte Peixoto (1809–1883)	26th November 1864	19th February 1866	1 year, 2 months and 24 days	1864	PC
			Returning to the premiership, Peixoto resumed the policies of his first government and continued overseeing the beginning of industrialization and immigration in Belmonte, but once again his poor political skills, combined with a stagnating economy and fears of a liberal return through a motion of no-confidence, led to senior members of his party to depose him in 1866.