The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities ( pt, Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Comunidades) is a ministry of the

Government of São Tomé and Príncipe The Government of São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese: ''Governo de São Tomé e Príncipe'') is the executive branch of São Tomé and Príncipe. The current government is the XVI Constitutional Government, established on 24 November 2014. Mi ...

. The current Minister is

Edite Tenjua Edite Ramos da Costa Tenjua (born 31 December 1972) is a São Tomé and Príncipe lawyer and businesswoman who was minister of justice from 2012 to 2014, served on the country's Constitutional Court from 2019 to 2020. She has been minister of for ...

, appointed in 2020.

List of ministers

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of São Tomé and Príncipe: *1975............

Miguel Trovoada Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa Trovoada (born December 27, 1936) was the prime minister from 1975 to 1979 and second president of São Tomé and Príncipe 1991 to 2001. On 16 July 2014, he was appointed the Special Representative of the Unite ...

*1975–1978:

Leonel Mário d'Alva Leonel Mário d'Alva (born 1935) is a São Toméan politician. He served as the prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 21 December 1974 until 12 July 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal. From late 1975 to 1980, D ...

*1978–1985:

Maria do Nascimento da Graça Amorim Maria do Nascimento da Graça Amorim is a diplomat and politician from São Tomé and Príncipe. After gaining independence on 12 July 1975 she was appointed as her country's first ambassador to France and Portugal. Then in 1978 she was appointed as ...

*1985–1986:

Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 5 August 1937) is a Santomean economist and politician who served as the first president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He again served as president from 2011 to 2016. Life and career Educated in Eas ...

*1986–1987: Fradique de Menezes *1987–1988:

Guilherme Posser da Costa Guilherme Posser da Costa (born 18 May 1953) is a São Toméan who served as the ninth prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1999 to 2001. Posser da Costa served as Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1987–1988, 1990–1991, and 1994–1996. ...

*1988–1990:

Carlos Graça Carlos Alberto Monteiro Dias da Graça (22 December 1931 – 17 April 2013) served as the 6th Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. Biography Graça was one of the co-founders of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Prínci ...

*1990–1991:

*1991–1993:

Alda Bandeira Alda Bandeira Tavares Vaz da Conceição (born September 22, 1949) is a politician in São Tomé and Príncipe. Bandeira was born in Santana, São Tomé in 1949. Her father was a nurse. She studied modern languages at Eduardo Mondlane University ...

*1993–1994: Albertino Bragança *1994............ Alberto Ferreira Chong *1994–1996:

*1996–1999: Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra *1999............ Alberto Paulino *1999–2000: Paulo Jorge Espirito Santo *2000–2001:

Joaquim Rafael Branco Joaquim Rafael Branco (born 7 September 1953) is a São Toméan politician who was the 16th prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2008 to 2010. He is the President of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social De ...

*2001–2002: Patrice Trovoada *2002............ Mateus Meira Rita *2002............

*2002–2004: Mateus Meira Rita *2004............ Óscar Sousa *2004–2006:

Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (born 5 November 1954) is a São Toméan diplomat, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs on two occasions. He became the Ambassador of São Tomé and Príncipe to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in December 1999, ...

*2006............ Óscar Sousa *2006–2007: Carlos Gustavo dos Anjos *2007–2008:

*2008–2010: Carlos Tiny *2010–2012: Manuel Salvador dos Ramos *2012–2014: Natália Pedro da Costa Umbelina Neto *2014–2016: Manuel Salvador dos Ramos *2016–2018: Urbino Botelho *2018–2019: Elsa Teixeira Pinto *2020–present:

References

External links

* São Tomé and Príncipe Foreign affairs {{gov-stub

List of ministers

See also

References

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