| João Gomes Cravinho | |
| Office1: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Primeminister1: | António Costa |
| Term Start1: | 30 March 2022 |
| Term End1: | 2 April 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Augusto Santos Silva |
| Successor1: | Paulo Rangel |
| Office2: | Minister of National Defence |
| Primeminister2: | António Costa |
| Term Start2: | 15 October 2018 |
| Term End2: | 30 March 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | José Alberto Azeredo Lopes |
| Successor2: | Helena Carreiras |
| Office3: | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
| Primeminister3: | José Sócrates |
| Term Start3: | 20 March 2005 |
| Term End3: | 21 June 2011 |
| Predecessor3: | Henrique de Freitas |
| Successor3: | Luís Brites Pereira |
| Office4: | Diplomatic posts |
| Suboffice4: | Ambassador of the European Union to Brazil |
| Subterm4: | 2015–2018 |
| Suboffice5: | Ambassador of the European Union to India |
| Subterm5: | 2011–2015 |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Alma Mater: | London School of Economics University of Oxford |
| Relatives: | João Cravinho (father) |
João Titterington Gomes Cravinho (born 16 June 1964) is a Portuguese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister António Costa between 2022 and 2024.[1] Previously, he had served as Minister of National Defence.
During his time in the European External Action Service, Cravinho served as Head of the European Union's delegation to Brazil from 2015 until 2018 and India from 2011 until 2015.[2] Prior to that, he occupied the post of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in José Sócrates's government.[3]
Under Cravinho's leadership as Minister of National Defence, the Portuguese Air Force purchased five KC-390 military transport aircraft and a flight simulator from Brazilian aerospace company Embraer for 827 million euros ($932 million) in 2019.[4]
In 2020, Cravinho announced Portugal's army would help Mozambique train local soldiers, marines and other forces to tackle an insurgency in Cabo Delgado.[5] By May 2021, Cravinho and his Mozambican counterpart Jaime Neto signed an agreement in which Portugal committed to increasing its number of troops in Mozambique to 80 by 2026 and training Mozambican soldiers to tackle the insurgency, share intelligence and help the country use drones to track the militants' movements.[6]
Commander of the Order of Central African Merit (19 December 2019)
Commander of the National Order of Legion of Honour (16 September 2021)
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