Maria Fernanda Lay

Maria Fernanda Lay
Maria Fernanda Lay official portrait
President of the National Parliament
Assumed office
22 June 2023
Preceded byAniceto Guterres Lopes
Member of the National Parliament of East Timor
Assumed office
August 6, 2007
Personal details
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Baucau, East Timor
Political partyCNRT

Maria Fernanda Lay (born 1954) is a politician in East Timor. She has been a member of the National Parliament of East Timor since 2007. In 2023, she was elected as president of the National Parliament, becoming the first woman to lead the body.