Minister of Foreign Affairs (Cape Verde)

Cape Verde

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Cape Verde's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry responsible for foreign and diplomatic relations with other countries. The post was first established in 1975 when Cape Verde became an independent nation. In 2016, it became the Minstry of Foreign Affairs, Communities and Defence. That year, the Ministry of Defence portion split from the Ministry of National Defence and Parliamentary Affairs, the Parliamentary Affairs section attached it and became the Ministry of the Presidency, Parliamentary Affairs and Sports.

List

This is a list of foreign ministers of Cape Verde.

1975–1981: Abílio Duarte
1981–1991: Silvino Manuel da Luz
1991–1993: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
1993–1995: Manuel Casimiro de Jesus Chantre
1995–1996: José Tomás Veiga
1996–1998: Amílcar Spencer Lopes
1998–1999: José Luís de Jesus
1999–2001: Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares
2001–2002: Manuel Inocêncio Sousa
2002–2004: Fátima Veiga
2004–2008: Víctor Borges
2008–2011: José Brito
2011–2014: Jorge Borges
2014–2016: Jorge Tolentino
2016–present: Luís Filipe Tavares

Sources

Rulers.org – Foreign ministers A–D

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