Rui Duarte de Barros

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Duarte and the second or paternal family name is de Barros.
Rui Duarte de Barros
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 December 2023
PresidentUmaro Sissoco Embaló
Preceded byGeraldo Martins
In office
16 May 2012 – 3 July 2014
President
Preceded byAdiato Djaló Nandigna (acting)
Succeeded byDomingos Simões Pereira
Personal details
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[1]
Cadique, Tombali Region[citation needed]
Political party

Rui Duarte de Barros (born 1959 or 1960) is a Bissau-Guinean economist and politician who has served as the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau since 20 December 2023.[1][3] His previous positions include being the Minister of Economy and Finance, as well as being the Transitional Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 16 May 2012 to 3 July 2014 following a military coup.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Guiné-Bissau: Rui Duarte de Barros sucede a Geraldo Martins como primeiro-ministro" [Guinea-Bissau: Rui Duarte de Barros succeeds Geraldo Martins as prime minister]. RFI (in Portuguese). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Olivier, Mathieu (17 May 2012). "Guinée-Bissau : Rui Duarte Barros nommé Premier ministre de transition, et déjà contesté" [Guinea-Bissau: Rui Duarte Barros appointed transitional Prime Minister, and already contested]. Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Guiné-Bissau: PR dá posse a novo primeiro-ministro e PAI-Terra Ranka pede reposição efetiva do seu Governo". Voice of America (in Portuguese). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.