List of prime ministers of Cape Verde

This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1975. Pedro Pires was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 8 July 1975. The incumbent is Ulisses Correia e Silva, having taken office on 22 April 2016.

List of officeholders

Political parties

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |1	File:Pedro Pires 1978.jpg	Pedro Pires Template:Small	1975 1980 1985	8 July 1975	4 April 1991	Template:Ayd	PAIGC Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |							PAICV Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |2	File:Carlos Veiga 1998 (2).png	Carlos Veiga Template:Small	1991 1995	4 April 1991	29 July 2000	Template:Ayd	MpD
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |3	File:No image.png	Gualberto do Rosário Template:Small Template:Efn	—	29 July 2000	1 February 2001	Template:Ayd	MpD
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |4	File:Jm neves.jpg	José Maria Neves Template:Small	2001 2006 2011	1 February 2001	22 April 2016	Template:Ayd	PAICV
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |5	File:José Ulisses Correia e Silva & Jutta Urpilainen (2023) (cropped).jpg	Ulisses Correia e Silva Template:Small	2016 2021	22 April 2016	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	MpD

Timeline

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See also

• Politics of Cape Verde
• List of presidents of Cape Verde
• List of colonial governors of Cape Verde

External links

• Official Website
• World Statesmen – Cape Verde