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Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
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No official page listing the government could be found: the government portal gov.st and the presidency site presidencia.st opened but name no office holders. All claims are therefore sourced, not verified. The cabinet is the January 2025 line-up as given by Wikipedia (citations dated 1 September 2026) and Forbes África Lusófona (13 January 2025); reshuffles after January 2025 could not be ruled out because the web-search budget for this run ran out. Name variants: Forbes gives 'Haddad do Espírito Santo Guadalupe' for Gareth Guadalupe, 'Jouceell Tiny dos Ramos' for Joucerli Tiny dos Ramos and 'Celso Nascimento Matos'; Forbes titles the infrastructure post 'Ministro das Infraestruturas' only. A new government is expected after the September 2026 election. Titles are translated from Portuguese by Govpedia.
São Tomé and Príncipe is a semi-presidential republic (premier-presidential)[1]. The head of state is President of the Republic Carlos Vila Nova[3][4][5]. The government is led by Prime Minister Américo Ramos, in office since 12 Jan 2025[3][6][7]. Govpedia records 12 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
Leadership
Head of state
SourcedIn office since 2 October 2021. Re-elected in the first round on 19 July 2026 with 55.94% of the vote as an independent backed by MLSTP-PSD, having left ADI in 2026 (Wikipedia). Africanews reported on 5 September 2026 that he had been sworn in for a second five-year term; the exact date is not stated.
Head of government
SourcedIn government: Independent Democratic Action (ADI)
Executive
0 of 12 verified on official pages
Government formation is pending after the legislative election of 27 September 2026, in which no party won a majority of the 55 seats: MLSTP-PSD 24, ADI 23, MCI-PS/PUN 6, Basta 2 (Wikipedia). Outgoing Prime Minister Américo Ramos (ADI leader since 27 June 2026) remains in place while talks continue. On 7 October 2026 MCI-PS signed a supply-and-confidence agreement with ADI without joining the cabinet; MLSTP-PSD says that as the largest party it should govern. The government was named after President Vila Nova dismissed Patrice Trovoada's government on 6 January 2025; Ilza Amado Vaz was appointed Prime Minister on 9 January and resigned on 12 January 2025, when Américo Ramos replaced her. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
UN E-Government Development Index[11]
2024
0.431rank 154 of 193
Record of changes
7 Oct 2026
MCI-PS signs a supply-and-confidence agreement with ADI, without joining the cabinet.[7]
Sourced27 Sept 2026
Legislative election: MLSTP-PSD wins 24 seats and ADI 23 of 55, leaving no majority.[7]
Sourced19 Jul 2026
Carlos Vila Nova is re-elected President in the first round with 55.94% of the vote.[4]
Sourced13 Jan 2025
The ten ministers of the Ramos government are sworn in.[9]
Sourced12 Jan 2025
Ilza Amado Vaz resigns before her government is formally appointed; Américo Ramos becomes Prime Minister.[6][8][10]
Sourced9 Jan 2025
Ilza Amado Vaz is appointed Prime Minister.[8][10]
Sourced6 Jan 2025
President Carlos Vila Nova dismisses Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada and his government, citing his prolonged absences.[10]
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AfricanewsNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
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Forbes África LusófonaNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
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