Sao Tomean politician (born 1962)
Patrice Emery Trovoada
(born 18 March 1962) is a
Sao Tomean
politician who is the 15th
prime minister of Sao Tome and Principe
since November 2022.
[1]
He previously served as Prime Minister from February 2008 to June 2008, from August 2010 to December 2012 and again from November 2014 to December 2018.
Life and career
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Trovoada was born in
Libreville
,
Gabon
.
[2]
He is the son of
Miguel Trovoada
, who was
President of Sao Tome and Principe
from 1991 to 2001,
[3]
and was named after
Patrice Lumumba
,
[2]
the first Prime Minister of
Congo (Leopoldville)
. He studied in Portugal and France.
[4]
He served as the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
from September 2001 to 4 February 2002.
[5]
He was also oil adviser to President
Fradique de Menezes
until Menezes fired him in May 2005, alleging that Trovoada had used his position to advance his business interests.
[6]
Trovoada is Secretary-General of
Independent Democratic Action
(ADI), a political party.
[3]
He ran for President in the
July 2006 presidential election
, but was defeated by Menezes, the incumbent president. Trovoada was the only major opposition candidate and he received 38.82% of the vote.
[7]
On 14 February 2008, Trovoada became Prime Minister; he was appointed by Menezes following the resignation of
Tome Vera Cruz
.
[8]
On 4 March 2008, he made a brief official visit to
Gabon
.
[9]
Trovoada's government was defeated in a censure motion in the National Assembly on 20 May 2008 after three months in office.
[10]
[11]
The motion, introduced by the opposition
Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe/Social Democratic Party
(MLSTP/PSD), received 30 votes in favor, 23 opposed, and two abstaining.
[11]
In June, Menezes asked the MLSTP/PSD to form a government, and it chose its leader,
Joaquim Rafael Branco
, as Prime Minister.
[12]
After the
2010 parliamentary election
, Trovoada returned as Prime Minister on 14 August 2010, but left office on 13 December 2012, after his government had lost its majority in parliament. However, the
parliamentary election of 2014
again produced a majority for Trovoada's Independent Democratic Action party, with 33 of the 55 seats in the National Assembly, and he was again appointed to head a new government.
References
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"Sao Tome: PM-elect aims for 2/5ths of government composed of women"
. 8 November 2022
. Retrieved
11 November
2022
.
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a
b
Albertino Francisco and Nujoma Agostinho,
Exorcising Devils from the Throne: Sao Tome and Principe in the Chaos of Democratization
(Algora Publishing, 2011) p81
- ^
a
b
"De Menezes looks set for second term"
, AFP, August 1, 2006.
- ^
"Perfil: Patrice Trovoada, primeiro-ministro de Sao Tome e Principe"
(in Portuguese). Xinhua.net. 12 April 2017.
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Rulers.org, September 2001
and
February 2002
.
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"Oil minister resigns as controversy dogs award of second offshore block"
, IRIN, May 18, 2005.
- ^
Elections in Sao Tome and Principe
, African Elections Database.
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"Investiture du nouveau gouvernement santomeen"
, Panapress, 15 February 2008
(in French)
.
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"Le Premier ministre santomeen arrive a Libreville"
, Xinhua, 5 March 2008
(in French)
.
- ^
"Sao Tome MPs pass no confidence motion against government", Radio France Internationale, 20 May 2008.
- ^
a
b
"Parlamento sao-tomense aprova mocao de censura contra Governo"
[
permanent dead link
]
, Panapress, May 20, 2008
(in Portuguese)
.
- ^
"Lider da oposicao em Sao Tome Principe designado primeiro-ministro"
Archived
24 December 2009 at the
Wayback Machine
, Panapress, 12 June 2008
(in Portuguese)
.
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