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Prime Minister of the
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg
Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe
Dr. Partice Emery Trovoda, October 28, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Patrice Trovoada

since 11 November 2022
Member of Council of Ministers
National Assembly
Appointer President of São Tomé and Príncipe
Precursor Governor of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
Formation 12 July 1975
First holder Miguel Trovoada
Salary 43,818,893 dobras annually

This article lists the prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island country in the Gulf of Guinea off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe in 1974. Leonel Mário d'Alva was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 21 December 1974. The incumbent is Patrice Trovoada, having taken office on 11 November 2022.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party (MLSTP–PSD)      Democratic Convergence Party (PCD)      Independent Democratic Action (ADI)      Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (MDFM–PL)

Prime minister of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (1974–1975)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Leonel Mário d'Alva 1977.jpg Leonel Mário d'Alva
(born 1935)
21 December 1974 12 July 1975 203 days MLSTP–PSD

Prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–present)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Visit of Miguel Trovoado, President of São Tomé and Príncipe, to the EC (cropped).jpg Miguel Trovoada
(born 1936)
1975 12 July 1975 9 April 1979 3 years, 271 days MLSTP–PSD
Post abolished (9 April 1979 – 8 January 1988)
2 No image.png Celestino Rocha da Costa
(1938–2010)
8 January 1988 7 February 1991 3 years, 30 days MLSTP–PSD
3 No image.png Daniel Daio
(born 1947)
1991 7 February 1991 16 May 1992 1 year, 99 days PCD
4 No image.png Norberto Costa Alegre
(born 1951)
16 May 1992 2 July 1994 2 years, 47 days PCD
5 Evaristo Carvalho 2016.jpg Evaristo Carvalho
(1941–2022)
7 July 1994 25 October 1994 110 days ADI
6 Carlos Graça.jpg Carlos Graça
(1931–2013)
1994 25 October 1994 31 December 1995 1 year, 67 days MLSTP–PSD
7 No image.png Armindo Vaz d'Almeida
(1953–2016)
31 December 1995 19 November 1996 324 days MLSTP–PSD
8 No image.png Raul Bragança Neto
(1946–2014)
19 November 1996 5 January 1999 2 years, 47 days MLSTP–PSD
9 Visit of Miguel Trovoado, President of São Tomé and Príncipe, to the EC (cropped2).jpg Guilherme Posser da Costa
(born 1953)
1998 5 January 1999 26 September 2001 2 years, 264 days MLSTP–PSD
(5) Evaristo Carvalho 2016.jpg Evaristo Carvalho
(1941–2022)
26 September 2001 28 March 2002 183 days ADI
10 Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa 2014.jpg Gabriel Costa
(born 1954)
2002 28 March 2002 7 October 2002 193 days MLSTP–PSD
11 Maria das Neves (cropped).jpg Maria das Neves
(born 1958)
7 October 2002 18 September 2004 1 year, 347 days MLSTP–PSD
12 No image.png Damião Vaz d'Almeida
(born 1951)
18 September 2004 8 June 2005 263 days MLSTP–PSD
13 Reunião da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa 03 (cropped).jpg Maria do Carmo Silveira
(born 1959)
8 June 2005 21 April 2006 317 days MLSTP–PSD
14 Tomé Vera Cruz (cropped).jpg Tomé Vera Cruz
(born 1957)
2006 21 April 2006 14 February 2008 1 year, 299 days MDFM–PL
15 Patrice Trovoada in 2012 - face.jpg Patrice Trovoada
(born 1962)
14 February 2008 22 June 2008 129 days ADI
16 PM Joaquim Rafael Branco (cropped).jpg Joaquim Rafael Branco
(born 1953)
22 June 2008 14 August 2010 2 years, 53 days MLSTP–PSD
(15) Patrice Trovoada in 2012 - face.jpg Patrice Trovoada
(born 1962)
2010 14 August 2010 12 December 2012 2 years, 120 days ADI
(10) Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa 2014.jpg Gabriel Costa
(born 1954)
12 December 2012 25 December 2014 1 year, 348 days MLSTP–PSD
(15) Dr. Partice Emery Trovoda, October 28, 2015 (cropped).jpg Patrice Trovoada
(born 1962)
2014 25 December 2014 3 December 2018 4 years, 8 days ADI
17 Jorge Bom Jesus (cropped).jpg Jorge Bom Jesus
(born 1962)
2018 3 December 2018 10 November 2022 3 years, 342 days MLSTP–PSD
(15) Dr. Partice Emery Trovoda, October 28, 2015 (cropped).jpg Patrice Trovoada
(born 1962)
2022 11 November 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 37 days ADI

Timeline

Jorge Bom Jesus Joaquim Rafael Branco Patrice Trovoada Tomé Vera Cruz Maria do Carmo Silveira Damião Vaz d'Almeida Maria das Neves Gabriel Costa Guilherme Posser da Costa Raul Bragança Neto Armindo Vaz d'Almeida Carlos Graça Evaristo Carvalho Norberto Costa Alegre Daniel Daio Celestino Rocha da Costa Miguel Trovoada Leonel Mário d'Alva

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Primer ministro de Santo Tomé y Príncipe para niños

  • Politics of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • List of presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • List of presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities
  • List of governors of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
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