Jorge Carlos Fonseca

Jorge Carlos Fonseca GCNSC
Fonseca in 2019
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	Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (1950-10-20) 20 October 1950 (age 74) Mindelo, Portuguese Cape Verde (now Cape Verde)
Political party	Movement for Democracy
Other political affiliations	Democratic Convergence Party
Spouse	Lígia Fonseca ​ (m. 1989)​
Alma mater	University of Lisbon (LLB, MLS)
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Website	Official website

Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca GCNSC (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ ˈkaɾluʒ ðɨ alˈmɐjðɐ fõˈsekɐ]; born 20 October 1950)^[1] is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer and university professor who served as the President of Cape Verde from 2011 to 2021. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993. Supported by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), he won the 2011 presidential election in a second round of voting. Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 2 October 2016, where he was re-elected with 74.08% of the vote.