Gabriel Costa (politician)
Gabriel Costa | |
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10th Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
In office 12 December 2012 – 25 November 2014 | |
President | Manuel Pinto da Costa |
Preceded by | Patrice Trovoada |
Succeeded by | Patrice Trovoada |
In office 28 March 2002 – 7 October 2002 | |
President | Fradique de Menezes |
Preceded by | Evaristo Carvalho |
Succeeded by | Maria das Neves |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 66–67) |
Political party | Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development |
Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (born 1954) is a Santoméan politician who was Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 12 December 2012 to 25 November 2014. He previously served as Prime Minister briefly in 2002.
Prime Minister[]
Costa was Ambassador to Portugal from 2000 to 2002.[1] He was appointed as Prime Minister to lead a coalition government in April 2002.[2] However, he was sacked from that post on 27 September 2002 by President Fradique de Menezes after army unrest over two controversial promotions.[3]
On 3 December 2012, he was again appointed as Prime Minister by President Manuel Pinto da Costa, following the dismissal of Patrice Trovoada, who had lost his parliamentary majority.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "President da Costa appoints Gabriel Costa as new Prime Minister" Archived 11 January 2013 at archive.today, Politics Abroad, 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Sao Tome's New Government to Take Office". Xinhua News Agency. 8 April 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Sao Tome coalition parties voice support for new govt". Xinhua News Agency. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2010.[dead link]
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