Minister of Foreign Affairs (Cape Verde)

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Cape Verde's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry responsible for foreign and diplomatic relations with other countries. The post was first established in 1975 when Cape Verde became an independent nation. In 2016, it became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Communities and Defence. That year, the Ministry of Defence portion split from the Ministry of National Defence and Parliamentary Affairs, the Parliamentary Affairs section attached it and became the Ministry of the Presidency, Parliamentary Affairs and Sports.

List

This is a list of foreign ministers of Cape Verde.

• 1975–1981: Abílio Duarte
• 1981–1991: Silvino Manuel da Luz
• 1991–1993: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
• 1993–1995: Manuel Casimiro de Jesus Chantre
• 1995–1996: José Tomás Veiga
• 1996–1998: Amílcar Spencer Lopes
• 1998–1999: José Luís de Jesus
• 1999–2001: Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares
• 2001–2002: Manuel Inocêncio Sousa
• 2002–2004: Fátima Veiga
• 2004–2008: Víctor Borges
• 2008–2011: José Brito
• 2011–2014: Jorge Borges
• 2014–2016: Jorge Tolentino
• 2016–present: Luís Filipe Tavares

Sources

• Rulers.org – Foreign ministers A–D