The Ministry of Justice, Internal Administration and Human Rights of São Tomé and Príncipe has certain responsibilities such as overseeing the
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
land registry, property registry, and
prison system.
List of ministers (Post-1975 upon achieving independence)
*
Manuel Quaresma Costa (1975–1976)
*
José Fret (1976–1977)
*
Celestino Rocha da Costa
Celestino Rocha da Costa (25 September 1938 – 23 December 2010) was a Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe, prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. He held the post from 8 January 1988 to 7 February 1991. He was the last head of a ...
(1978–1983)
*
Manuel Vaz Fernandes (1983–1985)
*
Francisco Fortunato Pires
Francisco Fortunato Pires (born 24 November 1948) is a São Toméan politician. He was President of the country's National Assembly from November 16, 1994 to April 18, 2002. He was born in the hamlet of Canga, today a neighborhood of Cruzeiro no ...
(1985–1991)
*
Celestino Rocha da Costa
Celestino Rocha da Costa (25 September 1938 – 23 December 2010) was a Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe, prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. He held the post from 8 January 1988 to 7 February 1991. He was the last head of a ...
(1986–1988)
*
Olegário Pires Tiny (1991–1994)
*
Alberto Paulino (1994-1995)
*
Manuel Vaz Fernandes (1995–1996)
*
Gabriel Arcanjo da Costa (1996)
*
Amaro Pereira De Couto (1996–1998)
*
Paulo Jorge Rodrigues Espírito Santo (1999-2000)
*
Alberto Paulino (1999-2001)
*
José Paquete d'Alva Teixeira (2001-2002)
*
Alda Alves Melo dos Santos (2002)
*
Justino Veiga (2003–2004)
*
Elsa Teixeira Pinto (2004-2006)
*
Justino Veiga (2006–2008)
*
José Carlos Barreiros (2008)
*
Elsa Teixeira Pinto (2010)
*
Elísio d'Alva Teixeira (2010-2012)
*
Edite Tenjua (2012–2014)
*
Roberto Raposo (2014–2015)
*
Ilza Amado Vaz (2016–2018)
*
Ivete Santos Lima Correia (2018
–2022)
*
Cilcio dos Santos (2022)
*
Ilza Amado Vaz (2022–present)
See also
*
Justice ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
*
Politics of São Tomé and Príncipe
The politics of São Tomé and Príncipe takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of São Tomé and Príncipe is head of state and the Prime Minister of São Tomé an ...
References
{{reflist
São Tomé
São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities.
History
Álv ...
Justice
In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...