Jorge Carlos Fonseca

Jorge Carlos Fonseca
4th President of Cape Verde
In office 9 September 2011 – 9 November 2021
Prime Minister	José Maria Neves Ulisses Correia e Silva
Preceded by	Pedro Pires
Succeeded by	José Maria Neves
Personal details
Born	(1950-10-20) 20 October 1950 (age 74)[1] Mindelo, Overseas Province of Cabo Verde, Portugal
Political party	Movement for Democracy
Other political affiliations	Democratic Convergence Party
Spouse(s)	Lígia Fonseca
Alma mater	University of Lisbon

Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (born 20 October 1950) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was elected President of Cape Verde in 2011. His predecessor was Pedro Pires. Before he was President, Fonseca was Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[2] He left office in 2021.

1. ↑ Biografia de Jorge Carlos Fonseca
2. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Jorge Carlos Fonseca | DW | 11.07.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-07-18.