Austelino Tavares Correia (born 8 August 1968) is a Cape Verdean politician who currently serves as president of the

National Assembly of Cape Verde The unicameral National Assembly (Portuguese: ''Assembleia Nacional'') is the legislative body of the Republic of Cabo Verde. History National People's Assembly (1975–1991) The country's first legislative election took place in June 1975. ...

since 2021.

Political career

Correia graduated with a

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, from the

Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde The Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde ( pt, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is a private university in Cape Verde. The university is named after the famous Swiss child psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget. The university was establi ...

. He went on to complete a Master of Business Management at the

. Correia was elected Deputy of the National Assembly in 2001. He joined Movement for Democracy in 2006. Correia, was elected president of the National Assembly of Cape Verde on 19 May 2021, with a majority vote of 72 deputies, succeeding Jorge Santos, after his party Movement for Democracy won the 2021 parliamentary elections.

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