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List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe

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Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

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| salary = 43,818,893 dobras annually{{cite web|url=https://financas.gov.st/index.php/publicacoes/documentos/file/660-repositorios|title=ESTRUTURA REMUNERATÓRIA - GOVERNO E STAFF DE APOIO|website=financas.gov.st}}

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This article lists the prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island country in the Gulf of Guinea off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe in 1974. Leonel Mário d'Alva was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 21 December 1974. The incumbent is Américo Ramos, having taken office on 12 January 2025.

List of officeholders

;Political parties

{{legend|{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party (MLSTP–PSD)|border=1px solid #aaa}}

{{legend|{{party color|Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)}}|Democratic Convergence Party (PCD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}|Independent Democratic Action (ADI)|border=1px solid #aaa}}

{{legend|{{party color|Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party}}|Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (MDFM–PL)|border=1px solid #aaa}}

{{Legend|{{party color|Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development}}|Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development (UDD)|border=1px solid #aaa}}

=Prime minister of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (1974–1975)=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan="2" |Election

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 1

| 90px

| Leonel Mário d'Alva
{{small|(born 1935)}}

| —

| 21 December 1974

| 12 July 1975

| {{ayd|1974|12|21|1975|07|12}}

| MLSTP–PSD

=Prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–present)=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan="2" |Election

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 1

| 90px

| Miguel Trovoada
{{small|(born 1936)}}

| 1975

| 12 July 1975

| 9 April 1979

| {{ayd|1975|07|12|1979|04|09}}

| MLSTP–PSD

colspan="8" |Post abolished (9 April 1979 – 8 January 1988)
style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 2

| 90px

| Celestino Rocha da Costa
{{small|(1938–2010)}}

| —

| 8 January 1988

| 7 February 1991

| {{ayd|1988|01|08|1991|02|07}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)}}; color:white;" | 3

| 90px

| Daniel Daio
{{small|(born 1947)}}

| 1991

| 7 February 1991

| 16 May 1992

| {{ayd|1991|02|07|1992|05|16}}

| PCD

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)}}; color:white;" | 4

| 90px

| Norberto Costa Alegre
{{small|(born 1951)}}

| —

| 16 May 1992

| 2 July 1994

| {{ayd|1992|05|16|1994|07|02}}

| PCD

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | 5

| 90px

| Evaristo Carvalho
{{small|(1941–2022)}}

| —

| 7 July 1994

| 25 October 1994

| {{ayd|1994|07|07|1994|10|25}}

| ADI

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 6

| 90px

| Carlos Graça
{{small|(1931–2013)}}{{efn|name="1995 coup"|Briefly deposed in the 1995 coup attempt}}

| 1994

| 25 October 1994

| 31 December 1995

| {{ayd|1994|10|25|1995|12|31}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 7

| 90px

| Armindo Vaz d'Almeida
{{small|(1953–2016)}}

| —

| 31 December 1995

| 19 November 1996

| {{ayd|1995|12|31|1996|11|19}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 8

| 90px

| Raul Bragança Neto
{{small|(1946–2014)}}

| —

| 19 November 1996

| 5 January 1999

| {{ayd|1996|11|19|1999|01|05}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 9

| 90px

| Guilherme Posser da Costa
{{small|(born 1953)}}

| 1998

| 5 January 1999

| 26 September 2001

| {{ayd|1999|01|05|2001|09|26}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | (5)

| 90px

| Evaristo Carvalho
{{small|(1941–2022)}}

| —

| 26 September 2001

| 28 March 2002

| {{ayd|2001|09|26|2002|03|28}}

| ADI

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | 10

| 90px

| Gabriel Costa
{{small|(born 1954)}}

| 2002

| 28 March 2002

| 7 October 2002

| {{ayd|2002|03|28|2002|10|07}}

| ADI{{Cite web|url=https://www.telanon.info/politica/2012/12/12/12014/xv-governo-constitucional-chefiado-pelo-jurista-gabriel-costa-toma-posse-hoje/|title=XV Governo Constitucional chefiado pelo jurista Gabriel Costa toma posse hoje|date=12 December 2012}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 11

| 90px

| Maria das Neves
{{small|(born 1958)}}{{efn|name="2003 coup"|Briefly deposed in the 2003 coup attempt}}

| —

| 7 October 2002

| 18 September 2004

| {{ayd|2002|10|07|2004|09|18}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 12

| 90px

| Damião Vaz d'Almeida
{{small|(born 1951)}}

| —

| 18 September 2004

| 8 June 2005

| {{ayd|2004|09|18|2005|06|08}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 13

| 90px

| Maria do Carmo Silveira
{{small|(born 1959)}}

| —

| 8 June 2005

| 21 April 2006

| {{ayd|2005|06|08|2006|04|21}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party}}; color:white;" | 14

| 90px

| Tomé Vera Cruz
{{small|(born 1957)}}

| 2006

| 21 April 2006

| 14 February 2008

| {{ayd|2006|04|21|2008|02|14}}

| MDFM–PL

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | 15

| 90px

| Patrice Trovoada
{{small|(born 1962)}}

| —

| 14 February 2008

| 22 June 2008

| {{ayd|2008|02|14|2008|06|22}}

| ADI

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 16

| 90px

| Joaquim Rafael Branco
{{small|(born 1953)}}

| —

| 22 June 2008

| 14 August 2010

| {{ayd|2008|06|22|2010|08|14}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | (15)

| 90px

| Patrice Trovoada
{{small|(born 1962)}}

| 2010

| 14 August 2010

| 12 December 2012

| {{ayd|2010|08|14|2012|12|12}}

| ADI

style="background-color:{{party color|Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development}}; color:white;" | (10)

| 90px

| Gabriel Costa
{{small|(born 1954)}}

| —

| 12 December 2012

| 25 December 2014

| {{ayd|2012|12|12|2014|11|25}}

| UDD{{Cite web|url=https://www.telanon.info/politica/2012/12/12/12014/xv-governo-constitucional-chefiado-pelo-jurista-gabriel-costa-toma-posse-hoje/|title=XV Governo Constitucional chefiado pelo jurista Gabriel Costa toma posse hoje|date=12 December 2012}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | (15)

| 90px

| Patrice Trovoada
{{small|(born 1962)}}

| 2014

| 25 December 2014

| 3 December 2018

| {{ayd|2014|11|25|2018|12|03}}

| ADI

style="background-color:{{party color|Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 17

| 90px

| Jorge Bom Jesus
{{small|(born 1962)}}

| 2018

| 3 December 2018

| 10 November 2022

| {{ayd|2018|12|03|2022|11|10}}

| MLSTP–PSD

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | (15)

| 90px

| Patrice Trovoada
{{small|(born 1962)}}

| 2022

| 11 November 2022

| 6 January 2025

| {{ayd|2022|11|11|2025|01|06}}

| ADI

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | 18

| 90px

| Ilza Amado Vaz
{{small|(born ?)}}

| —

| 9 January 2025

| 12 January 2025

| {{ayd|2025|01|09|2025|01|12}}

| ADI

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Action}}; color:black;" | 19

| 90px

| Américo Ramos
{{small|(born 1957)}}

| —

| 12 January 2025

| Incumbent

| {{ayd|2025|01|12}}

| ADI

Timeline

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bar:MTrovoada

bar:CRdaCosta

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bar:d'Alva

from: 21/12/1974 till: 12/07/1975 color:mlstp text:"Leonel Mário d'Alva"

bar:MTrovoada

from: 12/07/1975 till: 09/04/1979 color:mlstp text:"Miguel Trovoada"

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from: 08/01/1988 till: 07/02/1991 color:mlstp text:"Celestino Rocha da Costa"

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from: 07/02/1991 till: 16/05/1992 color:pcd text:"Daniel Daio"

bar:Alegre

from: 16/05/1992 till: 02/07/1994 color:pcd text:"Norberto Costa Alegre"

bar:Carvalho

from: 07/07/1994 till: 25/10/1994 color:adi

from: 26/09/2001 till: 28/03/2002 color:adi text:"Evaristo Carvalho"

bar:Graca

from: 25/10/1994 till: 15/08/1995 color:mlstp

from: 21/08/1995 till: 31/12/1995 color:mlstp text:"Carlos Graça"

bar:AVd'Almeida

from: 31/12/1995 till: 19/11/1996 color:mlstp text:"Armindo Vaz d'Almeida"

bar:Neto

from: 19/11/1996 till: 05/01/1999 color:mlstp text:"Raul Bragança Neto"

bar:GPdaCosta

from: 05/01/1999 till: 26/09/2001 color:mlstp text:"Guilherme Posser da Costa"

bar:Costa

from: 28/03/2002 till: 07/10/2002 color:adi

from: 12/12/2012 till: 25/12/2014 color:udd text:"Gabriel Costa"

bar:Neves

from: 07/10/2002 till: 16/07/2003 color:mlstp

from: 23/07/2003 till: 18/09/2004 color:mlstp text:"Maria das Neves"

bar:DVd'Almeida

from: 18/09/2004 till: 08/06/2005 color:mlstp text:"Damião Vaz d'Almeida"

bar:Silveira

from: 08/06/2005 till: 21/04/2006 color:mlstp text:"Maria do Carmo Silveira"

bar:VeraCruz

from: 21/04/2006 till: 14/02/2008 color:mdfm text:"Tomé Vera Cruz"

bar:PTrovoada

from: 14/02/2008 till: 22/06/2008 color:adi

from: 14/08/2010 till: 12/12/2012 color:adi

from: 25/12/2014 till: 03/12/2018 color:adi

from: 11/11/2022 till: 06/01/2025 color:adi text:"Patrice Trovoada"

bar:Branco

from: 22/06/2008 till: 14/08/2010 color:mlstp text:"Joaquim Rafael Branco"

bar:BomJesus

from: 03/12/2018 till: 10/11/2022 color:mlstp text:"Jorge Bom Jesus"

bar:AmadoVaz

from: 09/01/2025 till: 12/01/2025 color:adi text:"Ilza Amado Vaz"

bar:Ramos

from: 12/01/2025 till: $today color:adi text:"Américo Ramos"

}}

See also

{{Politics of São Tomé and Príncipe}}

Notes

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References

{{reflist}}

External links

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