Education and personal life
Jorge Fonseca was born in , Cape Verde to Portuguese African parents. Jorge Fonseca completed primary and secondary education between Praia and , and later, his higher education in Lisbon,Political and academic career
He was Director General of Emigration in Cape Verde from 1975 to 1977 and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde from 1977 to 1979. He was a graduate teaching assistant at the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon between 1982 and 1990, invited Professor of Criminal Law at the Institute of Forensic Medicine of Lisbon in 1987 and a resident director and invited associate professor at the Law Course and Public Administration at the University of Asia Oriental, Macau in 1989 and 1990. In 1991 and 1993, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first government of the Second Republic; subsequently he stood unsuccessfully as a presidential candidate in the 2001 election. In August 2011, he again sought the presidency, this time backed by the MpD. He placed first in the first round, receiving 38% of the votes; in the second round, he faced the candidate backed by theOther activity
Fonseca was assistant professor and chairman of the board of the Institute for Law and Social Sciences in Cape Verde. He is also founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ''“Direito e Justiça”'' Foundation, founder and director of the magazine ''“Direito e Cidadania”'', collaborator to the magazine ''“Revista Portuguesa de Ciência Criminal”'', and a member of the editorial board of ''“Revista de Economia e Direito”'' of the '' Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa''. Fonseca has written several books and published over fifty scientific and technical works on law, and also two books of poetry. He has been awarded several times by the State of Cape Verde, is also holder of the status of Freedom Fighters of the Country.Honours
Foreign honours
*: ** Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (12 March 2015) *: ** Knight Grand Cross of theReferences
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