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| {{Short description|Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2025}} | |||
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| Ramos was arrested in 2019 and detained for three months, charged with corruption, ] and other crimes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/lusophone-world/government-of-sao-tome-appoints-new-governor-of-the-central-bank/|newspaper=]|title=Government of São Tomé appoints new governor of the Central Bank|date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> After he spent three months in the country's central prison, he was acquitted by the ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.voaportugues.com/a/am%C3%A9rico-ramos-%C3%A9-novo-primeiro-ministro-de-s%C3%A3o-tom%C3%A9-e-pr%C3%ADncipe/7934171.html|agency=]|language=Portuguese|title=Américo Ramos é novo primeiro-ministro de São Tomé e Príncipe|trans-title=Américo Ramos is the new Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe|date=12 January 2025|author=Medeiros, Óscar}}</ref> | Ramos was arrested in 2019 and detained for three months, charged with corruption, ] and other crimes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/lusophone-world/government-of-sao-tome-appoints-new-governor-of-the-central-bank/|newspaper=]|title=Government of São Tomé appoints new governor of the Central Bank|date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> After he spent three months in the country's central prison, he was acquitted by the ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.voaportugues.com/a/am%C3%A9rico-ramos-%C3%A9-novo-primeiro-ministro-de-s%C3%A3o-tom%C3%A9-e-pr%C3%ADncipe/7934171.html|agency=]|language=Portuguese|title=Américo Ramos é novo primeiro-ministro de São Tomé e Príncipe|trans-title=Américo Ramos is the new Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe|date=12 January 2025|author=Medeiros, Óscar}}</ref> | ||
| In December 2022, Ramos was appointed governor of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stp-press.st/2022/12/02/americo-ramos-e-o-novo-governador-do-banco-central-de-sao-tome-e-principe/|publisher=]|language=Portuguese|title=Américo Ramos é o novo governador do Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe|trans-title=Américo Ramos is the new governor of the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe|date=2 December 2022}}</ref> On 6 January 2025, President ] dissolved the government of prime minister ], for a "remarkable inability to resolve the country's many challenges," and ordered the ] (ADI) party to present candidates for prime minister within 72 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agenceecofin.com/actualites/1101-124817-sao-tome-et-principe-ilza-amado-vaz-est-la-nouvelle-premiere-ministre|agency=]|language=Portuguese|title=Sao Tomé-et-Principe : Ilza Amado Vaz est la nouvelle Première ministre|trans-title=Sao Tome and Principe: Ilza Amado Vaz is the new Prime Minister|date=11 January 2025}}</ref> On 9 January, the president selected ] to be the next prime minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.news.cn/africa/20250110/8cb26230d24645d2ba4e9ff3d4ae696d/c.html|publisher=]|title=Ilza Amado Vaz appointed as new PM of Sao Tome and Principe|date=10 January 2025}}</ref> However, just three days later, on 12 January, she announced her resignation from the office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.news.cn/20250113/2fd3f6c7f9e148fbb544e1e0c52e0a10/c.html|agency=]|title=Sao Tome and Principe's new PM resigns|date=13 January 2025}}</ref> After Amado Vaz's resignation, the ADI party nominated ], a former attorney general, to be the next prime minister. |
In December 2022, Ramos was appointed governor of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stp-press.st/2022/12/02/americo-ramos-e-o-novo-governador-do-banco-central-de-sao-tome-e-principe/|publisher=]|language=Portuguese|title=Américo Ramos é o novo governador do Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe|trans-title=Américo Ramos is the new governor of the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe|date=2 December 2022}}</ref> On 6 January 2025, President ] dissolved the government of prime minister ], for a "remarkable inability to resolve the country's many challenges," and ordered the ] (ADI) party to present candidates for prime minister within 72 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agenceecofin.com/actualites/1101-124817-sao-tome-et-principe-ilza-amado-vaz-est-la-nouvelle-premiere-ministre|agency=]|language=Portuguese|title=Sao Tomé-et-Principe : Ilza Amado Vaz est la nouvelle Première ministre|trans-title=Sao Tome and Principe: Ilza Amado Vaz is the new Prime Minister|date=11 January 2025}}</ref> On 9 January, the president selected ] to be the next prime minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.news.cn/africa/20250110/8cb26230d24645d2ba4e9ff3d4ae696d/c.html|publisher=]|title=Ilza Amado Vaz appointed as new PM of Sao Tome and Principe|date=10 January 2025}}</ref> However, just three days later, on 12 January, she announced her resignation from the office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.news.cn/20250113/2fd3f6c7f9e148fbb544e1e0c52e0a10/c.html|agency=]|title=Sao Tome and Principe's new PM resigns|date=13 January 2025}}</ref> After Amado Vaz's resignation, the ADI party nominated ], a former attorney general, to be the next prime minister. However, instead of Pereira, Vila Nova announced on 12 January that he was appointing Ramos to be the next prime minister.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 17 January 2025
Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2025| Américo Ramos | |
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| Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Patrice Trovoada |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hélio de Almeida |
| Succeeded by | Osvaldo Vaz |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ângela Viegas Santiago |
| Succeeded by | Hélio de Almeida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 |
| Education | Moscow State University |
Américo d'Oliveira dos Ramos is a São Toméan banker who is the current prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe serving since 12 January 2025. He previously served as the governor of the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe, and he has also worked for the Ministry of Finance.
Biography
From São Tomé and Príncipe, Ramos studied abroad at Moscow State University in Russia, where he received a degree in economics after having attended from 1989 to 1995. He then returned to São Tomé and joined the Ministry of Finance, where he worked as a budget technician from 1995 to 1998. He then worked as head of the expenditure department from 1998 to 2000, head of the budget department from 2000 to 2001, budget director from 2001 to 2009, and director of the treasury from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, Ramos became the São Tomé Minister of Finance, a position he held until 2012. He was re-appointed to the post in 2014 and served until 2018, then becoming an economic advisor to President Evaristo de Carvalho in 2019.
Ramos was arrested in 2019 and detained for three months, charged with corruption, money laundering and other crimes. After he spent three months in the country's central prison, he was acquitted by the public prosecutor's office.
In December 2022, Ramos was appointed governor of the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe. On 6 January 2025, President Carlos Vila Nova dissolved the government of prime minister Patrice Trovoada, for a "remarkable inability to resolve the country's many challenges," and ordered the Independent Democratic Action (ADI) party to present candidates for prime minister within 72 hours. On 9 January, the president selected Ilza Amado Vaz to be the next prime minister. However, just three days later, on 12 January, she announced her resignation from the office. After Amado Vaz's resignation, the ADI party nominated Adelino Pereira, a former attorney general, to be the next prime minister. However, instead of Pereira, Vila Nova announced on 12 January that he was appointing Ramos to be the next prime minister.
References
- ^ Rodrigues, Nilza; Pinto Monteiro, Kadidja (13 January 2025). "Exclusivo: "Aceito por São Tomé e Príncipe e pela estabilidade"" [Exclusive: “Accepted by São Tomé and Príncipe and stability”]. Forbes África Lusófona (in Portuguese).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Américo Ramos". LinkedIn.
- "Government of São Tomé appoints new governor of the Central Bank". The Rio Times. December 2, 2022.
- ^ Medeiros, Óscar (12 January 2025). "Américo Ramos é novo primeiro-ministro de São Tomé e Príncipe" [Américo Ramos is the new Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe] (in Portuguese). Voice of America.
- "Américo Ramos é o novo governador do Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe" [Américo Ramos is the new governor of the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe] (in Portuguese). STP-Press. 2 December 2022.
- "Sao Tomé-et-Principe : Ilza Amado Vaz est la nouvelle Première ministre" [Sao Tome and Principe: Ilza Amado Vaz is the new Prime Minister] (in Portuguese). Agence Ecofin. 11 January 2025.
- "Ilza Amado Vaz appointed as new PM of Sao Tome and Principe". Xinhua News Agency. 10 January 2025.
- "Sao Tome and Principe's new PM resigns". Xinhua News Agency. 13 January 2025.
