Ministers of the São Toméan Government

São Tomé and Príncipe

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The São Tomé and Príncipe Council of Ministers consists of thirteen members appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister^[1].

The Council of Ministers is chaired by the prime minister and is tasked with managing government operations. It is held accountable by the president and the National Assembly.

Members of the Council of Ministers

OFFICE	NAME	TERM
Prime Minister	Patrice Trovoada	2008–incumbent
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Valdimira da Silva Tavares	2008–incumbent
Minister of Defence and Internal Order	Oscar Sousa	2008–incumbent
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport	Mariana Rute Leal	2008–incumbent
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Communities	Ovidio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno	2008–incumbent
Minister of Health	Martinho do Nascimento	2008–incumbent
Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Jose Carlos Barreiro	2008–incumbent
Minister of Labor and Solidarity	Maria Tome	2008–incumbent
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment	Jose da Graca Diogo	2008–incumbent
Minister of Planning and Finance	Raul Cravid	2008–incumbent
Minister of Public Administration, State Reform, and Territorial Administration	Maria da Cristo Hilario dos Santos Raposo Costa de Carvalho	2008–incumbent
Minister of Public Works, Infrastructure, and Urban Development	Arzemiro dos Prazeres	2008–incumbent
Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism	Francisco Rita	2008–incumbent
Secretary of State for Social Communication	Adelino Lucas	2008–incumbent

Cabinet list is accurate as of February 2008^[2].

References

1. ^ The Book of Rule. Dorling Kindersley. 2004. pp. p.202. 
2. ^ "Government Appointments in Sao Tome e Principe: New Prime Minister". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series 45 (2): 17417B–17418A. 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1467-825X.2008.01563.x.