First Lady of Cape Verde

First Lady of Cape Verde
Incumbent
Lígia Fonseca
since September 9, 2011
Residence Presidential Palace of Cape Verde
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Carlina Pereira
Formation July 8, 1975

The First Lady of Cape Verde is the title attributed to the wife of the President of Cape Verde. The country's current first lady is Lígia Fonseca, wife of President Jorge Carlos Fonseca, who had held the position since September 9, 2011. There has been no First Gentleman of Cape Verde to date.

First Ladies of Cape Verde

Name Portrait Term Began Term Ended President of Cape Verde Notes
Carlina Pereira March 8, 1975 March 22, 1991 Aristides Pereira
Tuna Mascarenhas March 22, 1991 March 22, 2001 António Mascarenhas Monteiro Mascarenhas continued to work at the clinical analysis laboratory at Agostinho Neto Hospital during her two terms as first lady.[1]
Adélcia Barreto Pires March 22, 2001 September 9, 2001 Pedro Pires
Ligia Fonseca September 9, 2011 Present Jorge Carlos Fonseca Incumbent first lady

References

  1. ↑ "Tuna Mascarenhas, former first lady, dead at 65". A Semana. 2009-09-10. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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