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Prime Minister of the
Republic of Cape Verde
Coat of arms of Cape Verde.svg
National emblem of Cape Verde
Sr. Ulisses Correia e Silva (cropped).png
Incumbent
Ulisses Correia e Silva

since 22 April 2016
Executive branch of the Government of Cape Verde
Appointer José Maria Neves,
as President of Cape Verde
Inaugural holder Pedro Pires
Formation 8 July 1975

This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1975. Pedro Pires was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 8 July 1975. The incumbent is Ulisses Correia e Silva, having taken office on 22 April 2016.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)      African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)      Movement for Democracy (MpD)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Pedro Pires 1978.jpg Pedro Pires
(born 1934)
1975
1980
1985
8 July 1975 4 April 1991 15 years, 270 days PAIGC
(until 1981)
PAICV
(from 1981)
2 Carlos Veiga VOA (cropped).jpg Carlos Veiga
(born 1949)
1991
1995
4 April 1991 29 July 2000 9 years, 116 days MpD
3 No image.png Gualberto do Rosário
(born 1950)
29 July 2000 1 February 2001 187 days MpD
4 Jm neves.jpg José Maria Neves
(born 1960)
2001
2006
2011
1 February 2001 22 April 2016 15 years, 81 days PAICV
5 Sr. Ulisses Correia e Silva (cropped).png Ulisses Correia e Silva
(born 1962)
2016
2021
22 April 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 247 days MpD

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