Pedro Alexandre Rocha
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January 10, 1958
Pedro Alexandre Rocha | |
|---|---|
 Pedro Alexandre Rocha | |
| President of the Municipal Council of Santa Cruz | |
| In office 1992–2000 | |
| President | António Mascarenhas Monteiro Carlos Veiga |
| Succeeded by | Orlando Sanches |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| President | Pedro Pires José Maria Neves Jorge Carlos Fonseca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Alexandre Tavares Rocha January 10, 1958 |
| Party | MpD |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Verde |
| Occupation | Political figure |
| Profession | Teacher |
Pedro Alexandre Tavares Rocha, publicly known as Pedro Alexandre Rocha (born 10 January 1958 in Santa Cruz), is a Cape Verdean politician and teacher. A historic member of the Movement for Democracy (MpD), he stood out as the first democratically elected president of the Municipal Council of Santa Cruz and as a member of the National Assembly.[1]
Pedro Alexandre Rocha graduated in Cape Verdean and Portuguese Studies from the former Higher Institute of Education (ISE), now the University of Cape Verde. He worked as a secondary school teacher for several decades, teaching at Alfredo da Cruz Silva Secondary School in Santa Cruz and at the Secondary School of Santa Catarina.[2] He retired from the Ministry of Education in 2015 with the rank of first-level secondary school teacher.[3]