List of Prime Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe

Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
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Incumbent Patrice Trovoada since 25 November 2014
Appointer	Evaristo Carvalho, as President of São Tomé and Príncipe
Inaugural holder	Miguel Trovoada
Formation	12 July 1975

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The following is a list of Prime Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe in 1974.

Key

Political parties

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

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

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
1		Leonel Mário d'Alva (1935–)	21 December 1974	12 July 1975	MLSTP/PSD

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

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
1		Miguel Trovoada (1937–)	12 July 1975	9 April 1979	MLSTP/PSD
Post abolished (9 April 1979 – 8 January 1988)
2		Celestino Rocha da Costa (1938–2010)	8 January 1988	7 February 1991	MLSTP/PSD
3		Daniel Daio (1947–)	7 February 1991	16 May 1992	PCD – GR
4		Norberto Costa Alegre (1951–)	16 May 1992	2 July 1994	PCD – GR
5		Evaristo Carvalho (1942–)	7 July 1994	25 October 1994	ADI
6		Carlos Graça (1931–2013)	25 October 1994	15 August 1995[1]	MLSTP/PSD
Vacant (15 August 1995 – 21 August 1995)
(6)		Carlos Graça (1931–2013)	15 August 1995	31 December 1995	MLSTP/PSD
7		Armindo Vaz d'Almeida (1953–2016)	31 December 1995	19 November 1996	MLSTP/PSD
8		Raul Bragança Neto (1946–2014)	19 November 1996	5 January 1999	MLSTP/PSD
9		Guilherme Posser da Costa (1953–)	5 January 1999	26 September 2001	MLSTP/PSD
(5)		Evaristo Carvalho (1942–)	26 September 2001	28 March 2002	ADI
10		Gabriel Costa (1954–)	28 March 2002	7 October 2002	MLSTP/PSD
11		Maria das Neves (1958–)	7 October 2002	16 July 2003[1]	MLSTP/PSD
Vacant (16 July 2003 – 23 July 2003)
(11)		Maria das Neves (1959–)	23 July 2003	18 September 2004	MLSTP/PSD
12		Damião Vaz d'Almeida (1951–)	18 September 2004	8 June 2005	MLSTP/PSD
13		Maria do Carmo Silveira (1959–)	8 June 2005	21 April 2006	MLSTP/PSD
14		Tomé Vera Cruz (1957–)	21 April 2006	14 February 2008	MDFM – PL
15		Patrice Trovoada (1962–)	14 February 2008	22 June 2008	ADI
16		Joaquim Rafael Branco (1953–)	22 June 2008	14 August 2010	MLSTP/PSD
(15)		Patrice Trovoada (1962–)	14 August 2010	12 December 2012	ADI
(10)		Gabriel Costa (1954–)	12 December 2012	25 December 2014	MLSTP/PSD
(15)		Patrice Trovoada (1962–)	25 December 2014	Incumbent	ADI

Footnotes

See also

• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • List of Presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • List of Presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (São Tomé and Príncipe)
  • List of governors of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

External links

• World Statesmen - São Tomé and Príncipe