Gareth Guadalupe

Gareth Guadalupe
Guadalupe, 2024
Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
Assumed office
8 August 2023
Prime MinisterPatrice Trovoada
Preceded byAlberto Neto Pereira
Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe
In office
November 2022 – 8 August 2023
Preceded byAfonso da Graca Varela da Silva
Member of the National Assembly for Água Grande
Personal details
Political partyIndependent Democratic Action
EducationUniversidade Lusófona
Columbia University

Gareth Haddad do Espírito Santo Guadalupe is a São Toméan politician who has been serving as the Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe since 8 August 2023.[1][2] He also serves as the President of the Council of Ministers of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries since 25 August 2023.[3] He previously served as the Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers from November 2022 until August 2023.[4][5][6] He is a ADI Party Member of the National Assembly for Água Grande.

Education

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Guadalupe received a BSc. in Economics from the Universidade Lusófona, Portugal and MSc. in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University, New York, USA.[5]

Career

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He served as Executive Director and Board Member of the Central Bank of São Tomè and Príncipe from 2015 to 2019 and as IMF Expert on Public Financial Management and Macro-fiscal policies from 2015 to 2021.[5]

He served as Secretary General of the Presidency and as Economic Advisor to the President between October 2021 and November 2022.[7][5]

He became Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in November 2022. Following the dismissal of Alberto Neto Pereira as Foreign Minister just days before the CPLP Summit in São Tomè, Guadalupe assumed the office of Foreign Minister, in which, he continues to serve.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "HOG". www.info.dfat.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ^ a b Neto, Ricardo (2023-08-09). "Gareth Guadalupe vai assumir, por acumulação, as funções de ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Comunidades". STP-PRESS (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. ^ Mbinza, Pedro (2023-08-26). "Gareth Guadalupe assume presidência do Conselho de Ministros da CPLP". Forbes África Lusófona (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ^ "IMF Staff Concludes Visit to São Tomé and Príncipe". IMF. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. ^ a b c d "Gareth Guadalupe". The e-Governance Conference. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  6. ^ Portuguesa, Presidência da República. "Presidente da República em São Tomé para a XIV Conferência da CPLP". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  7. ^ Boechat, Geraldine. "President of Sao Tome and Principe appoints new government – Medafrica Times". Retrieved 2023-10-08.