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Maria do Carmo Silveira Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe In office
8 June 2005 – 21 April 2006President Fradique de Menezes Preceded by Damião Vaz d'Almeida Succeeded by Tomé Vera Cruz Personal details Born 1960 (age 50–51) Political party Social Democratic Party Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira (born 1960?) is a former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe.
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Background
She was governor of São Tomé and Príncipe's Central Bank from 1999 to 2005.
Prime minister
She served as Prime Minister and Finance Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 8 June 2005 to 21 April 2006.
Silveira, the country's second female Prime Minister, is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD).
Succession
Her term as Prime Minister ended after the 2006 parliamentary elections, when the opposition defeated the MLSTP-PSD, and she was succeeded as Prime Minister by Tomé Vera Cruz in 2006.
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Political offices Preceded by
Damião Vaz d'AlmeidaPrime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
2005–2006Succeeded by
Tomé Vera CruzPrime Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe Leonel Mário d'Alva • Miguel Trovoada • office abolished, 1979-88 • Celestino Rocha da Costa • Daniel Daio • Norberto Costa Alegre • Evaristo Carvalho • Carlos Graça • Armindo Vaz d'Almeida • Raul Bragança Neto • Guilherme Posser da Costa • Evaristo Carvalho • Gabriel Costa • Maria das Neves • Damião Vaz d'Almeida • Maria do Carmo Silveira • Tomé Vera Cruz • Patrice Trovoada • Joaquim Rafael Branco • Patrice TrovoadaCategories:- Prime Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe
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- 1960 births
- Female heads of government
- Government ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Living people
- Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party politicians
- São Tomé and Príncipe women in politics
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