Alda Bandeira

Alda Bandeira Tavares Vaz da Conceição (born September 22, 1949, in Santana, São Tomé) is a politician in São Tomé and Príncipe.[1]

Bandeira was a founder of the Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group, which won legislative elections in 1991. She served as foreign minister from 1991 until 1993. In 1996 she ran for president of the country,[1] receiving third place and 15% of the vote. She then served as president of her party for several years. In April 2002 she was appointed foreign minister again, but resigned later that year. She is married to former prime minister Norberto Costa Alegre. Bandeira is currently serving as the Director General of the newly formed Instituto Marítimo e de Administracão Portuaria (Maritime and Port Administration Institute) in São Tomé.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arthur S. Banks; Thomas C. Muller (1998). Political Handbook of the World 1998. CQ Press. p. 795. ISBN 978-0-933199-13-2.
  2. ↑ "São Tomé e Príncipe: Criada Associação dos Diplomatas Santomenses". Cabinda Digital (in Portuguese). PNN. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
Preceded by
Guilherme Posser da Costa		 Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
1991–1993 		Succeeded by
Albertino Bragança
Preceded by
Mateus Meira Rita		 Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
2002 		Succeeded by
Mateus Meira Rita