José Filomeno Monteiro
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Preceded byRui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares
Succeeded byJosé Luís do Livramento Monteiro Alves de Brito
Born1 September 1955
Died8 December 2025 (aged 70)
Praia, Cape Verde
José Filomeno Monteiro | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 October 2024 – 29 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares |
| Succeeded by | José Luís do Livramento Monteiro Alves de Brito |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1955 |
| Died | 8 December 2025 (aged 70) Praia, Cape Verde |
| Party | Movement for Democracy |
José Filomeno Monteiro (1 September 1955[1] – 8 December 2025)[2] was a Cape Verde politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2024 to 2025.[3][4] He was previously ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary and the European Union.[5] He was a Member of Parliament for the Movement for Democracy (MPD) from 2001 to 2006 and later from 2011 to 2016.[6]
On 9 December 2025, it was announced that Monteiro had died at the age of 70[7] at the Agostinho Neto Hospital in Praia following a long illness.[8]
