List of prime ministers of Cape Verde
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This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1975. Pedro Pires was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 8 July 1975. The incumbent is Francisco Carvalho, having taken office on 19 June 2026.
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
| Primeiro-Ministro da República de Cabo Verde (Portuguese) | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Cape Verde | |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | |
| Appointer | President of Cape Verde |
| Term length | 5 years renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Cape Verde (1980) |
| Formation | 8 July 1975 |
| First holder | Pedro Pires |
| Website | Official website |
List of officeholders
- Political parties
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 |  |
Pedro Pires (born 1934) |
8 July 1975 | 26 January 1991 | 15 years, 202 days | PAIGC (until 1981)[1] |
1975 | Pires I | ||
| 1980 | Pires II | |||||||||
| PAICV (from 1981)[1] |
1985 | Pires III | ||||||||
| 2 | .png) |
Carlos Veiga (born 1949) |
26 January 1991 | 29 July 2000 | 9 years, 185 days | MpD | 1991 | Veiga I | ||
| 1995 | Veiga II | |||||||||
| – |  |
Gualberto do Rosário (born 1950) |
29 July 2000 | 5 October 2000 | 68 days | MpD | – | Veiga II | ||
| 3 | 5 October 2000 | 1 February 2001 | 119 days | do Rosário | ||||||
| 4 |  |
José Maria Neves (born 1960) |
1 February 2001 | 22 April 2016 | 15 years, 81 days | PAICV | 2001 | Neves I | ||
| 2006 | Neves II | |||||||||
| 2011 | Neves III | |||||||||
| Neves IV | ||||||||||
| Neves V | ||||||||||
| Neves VI | ||||||||||
| 5 |  |
Ulisses Correia e Silva (born 1962) |
22 April 2016 | 19 June 2026 | 10 years, 58 days | MpD | 2016 | Silva I | [2] | |
| 2021 | Silva II | |||||||||
| 6 |  |
Francisco Carvalho (born 1970) |
19 June 2026 | Incumbent | 45 days | PAICV | 2026 | Carvalho | [3] | |
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Cape Verde. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
The following chart shows prime ministers by their age (living prime ministers in green), with the years of their tenure in blue.
