Carlos Vila Nova | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Vila Nova in 2015 | |
| 5th President of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Jorge Bom Jesus Patrice Trovoada |
| Preceded by | Evaristo Carvalho |
| Minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and the Environment | |
| In office 25 November 2014 – 3 December 2018 | |
| President | Evaristo Carvalho |
| Preceded by | Fernando da Silva Maquengo de Freitas |
| Succeeded by | Osvaldo Abreu |
| Minister of Public Works and Natural Resources | |
| In office 15 August 2010 – 12 December 2012 | |
| President | Fradique de Menezes Manuel Pinto da Costa |
| Deputy | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2018 | |
| Constituency | Água Grande |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1959 Neves, São Tomé and Príncipe, Portugal |
| Political party | ADI |
| Spouse | Maria de Fátima Afonso Vila Nova |
Carlos Manuel Vila Nova (born 27 July 1959)[1] is a São Toméan politician who is the fifth and current president of São Tomé and Príncipe, since 2 October 2021. He served as the minister of Public Works and Natural Resources (2010–2012) and minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and the Environment (2014–2018) in successive governments of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada.
He was the Independent Democratic Action candidate for the 2021 presidential election.[2] On 6 September, he was declared president-elect of São Tomé and Príncipe, receiving 58% of the vote and defeating Guilherme Posser da Costa of the MLSTP/PSD. On 14 September, he was declared president by the Tribunal constitutional court.[3]
- ^ "Biografia Carlos Manuel Vila Nova". presidencia.st (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Abel Veiga (9 April 2021). "Carlos Vila Nova é o candidato da ADI às eleições presidenciais" (in Portuguese). Téla Nón. Retrieved 15 April 2021..
- ^ "Tribunal Constitucional confirma Carlos Vila Nova como Presidente de São Tomé e Príncipe". África 21 Digital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.