List of prime ministers of Cape Verde

This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1975. Pedro Pires was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 8 July 1975. The incumbent is Ulisses Correia e Silva, having taken office on 22 April 2016.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Cape Verde
Primeiro-Ministro da República de Cabo Verde (Portuguese)
National emblem of Cape Verde
Incumbent Ulisses Correia e Silva since 22 April 2016
Executive branch of the Government of Cape Verde
Appointer	José Maria Neves, as President of Cape Verde
Inaugural holder	Pedro Pires
Formation	8 July 1975; 49 years ago (1975-07-08)

List of officeholders

Political parties

  African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)

  African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)

  Movement for Democracy (MpD)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Pedro Pires (born 1934)	1975 1980 1985	8 July 1975	4 April 1991	15 years, 270 days	PAIGC (until 1981[1])
							PAICV (from 1981[1])
2		Carlos Veiga (born 1949)	1991 1995	4 April 1991	29 July 2000	9 years, 116 days	MpD
3		Gualberto do Rosário (born 1950) [a]	—	29 July 2000	1 February 2001	187 days	MpD
4		José Maria Neves (born 1960)	2001 2006 2011	1 February 2001	22 April 2016	15 years, 81 days	PAICV
5		Ulisses Correia e Silva (born 1962)	2016 2021	22 April 2016	Incumbent	9 years, 21 days	MpD

Notes

1. Acting for Carlos Veiga until 5 October 2000.

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Cape Verde
• List of presidents of Cape Verde
• List of colonial governors of Cape Verde