List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe

Prime Minister of the
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Prime Minister of the; Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
	Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe
	Incumbent; Patrice Trovoada; since 25 November 2014
Appointer	Evaristo Carvalho,; as President of São Tomé and Príncipe
Inaugural holder	Miguel Trovoada
Formation	12 July 1975

The following is a list of Prime Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe in 1974.

Key

Political parties

Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP/PSD)
Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group (PCD – GR)
Independent Democratic Action (ADI)
Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (MDFM – PL)

Prime Minister of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (1974–1975)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 1		Leonel Mário d'Alva (1935–)	21 December 1974	12 July 1975	MLSTP/PSD

Prime Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–present)

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 1	Miguel Trovoada (1937–)	12 July 1975	9 April 1979	MLSTP/PSD
Post abolished (9 April 1979 – 8 January 1988)
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 2	Celestino Rocha da Costa (1938–2010)	8 January 1988	7 February 1991	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group/meta/color; color:white;"\| 3	Daniel Daio (1947–)	7 February 1991	16 May 1992	PCD – GR
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group/meta/color; color:white;"\| 4	Norberto Costa Alegre (1951–)	16 May 1992	2 July 1994	PCD – GR
style="background-color:Template:Independent Democratic Action/meta/color; color:black;"\| 5	Evaristo Carvalho (1942–)	7 July 1994	25 October 1994	ADI
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 6	Carlos Graça (1931–2013)	25 October 1994	15 August 1995^[1]	MLSTP/PSD
Vacant (15 August 1995 – 21 August 1995)
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| (6)	Carlos Graça (1931–2013)	15 August 1995	31 December 1995	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 7	Armindo Vaz d'Almeida (1953–2016)	31 December 1995	19 November 1996	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 8	Raul Bragança Neto (1946–2014)	19 November 1996	5 January 1999	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 9	Guilherme Posser da Costa (1953–)	5 January 1999	26 September 2001	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Independent Democratic Action/meta/color; color:black;"\| (5)	Evaristo Carvalho (1942–)	26 September 2001	28 March 2002	ADI
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 10	Gabriel Costa (1954–)	28 March 2002	7 October 2002	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 11	Maria das Neves (1958–)	7 October 2002	16 July 2003^[1]	MLSTP/PSD
Vacant (16 July 2003 – 23 July 2003)
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| (11)	Maria das Neves (1959–)	23 July 2003	18 September 2004	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 12	Damião Vaz d'Almeida (1951–)	18 September 2004	8 June 2005	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 13	Maria do Carmo Silveira (1959–)	8 June 2005	21 April 2006	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 14	Tomé Vera Cruz (1957–)	21 April 2006	14 February 2008	MDFM – PL
style="background-color:Template:Independent Democratic Action/meta/color; color:black;"\| 15	Patrice Trovoada (1962–)	14 February 2008	22 June 2008	ADI
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 16	Joaquim Rafael Branco (1953–)	22 June 2008	14 August 2010	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Independent Democratic Action/meta/color; color:black;"\| (15)	Patrice Trovoada (1962–)	14 August 2010	12 December 2012	ADI
style="background-color:Template:Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| (10)	Gabriel Costa (1954–)	12 December 2012	25 December 2014	MLSTP/PSD
style="background-color:Template:Independent Democratic Action/meta/color; color:black;"\| (15)	Patrice Trovoada (1962–)	25 December 2014	Incumbent	ADI