Gareth Guadalupe Explained

Gareth Guadalupe
Office:Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
Term Start:8 August 2023
Predecessor:Alberto Neto Pereira
Term End1:8 August 2023
Predecessor1:Afonso da Graca Varela da Silva
Party:Independent Democratic Action
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Office2:Member of the National Assembly for Água Grande
Primeminister:Patrice Trovoada
Office1:Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe
Termstart1:November 2022
Education:Universidade 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

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

Career

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.

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

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.

Notes and References

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