| Maria do Carmo Silveira | |
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| Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| In office 8 June 2005 – 21 April 2006 |
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| President | Fradique de Menezes |
| Preceded by | Damião Vaz d'Almeida |
| Succeeded by | Tomé Vera Cruz |
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| Born | 1960 (age 51–52) |
| 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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She was governor of São Tomé and Príncipe's Central Bank from 1999 to 2005.
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).
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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| Preceded by Damião Vaz d'Almeida |
Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Tomé Vera Cruz |
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