A new Bissau-Guinean government led by Prime Minister Baciro Dja was formed on 7th September, after a month of crisis prompted by a power struggle between the previous head of government Domingos Simoes Pereira and President José Mario Vaz.
The formation of a new government was made possible through an agreement with the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), second largest party in Parliament with 41 MPs out of 102 and members of the majority African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAICG) rallying.
The new team has 16 ministers and 15 secretaries of State.
Among the principal portfolios, Foreign Affairs went to Rui Dia de Souza of PAIGC, Defence to a personality unknown in the political environment, Eduardo Costa Sanha, Interior to outgoing Minister Octavio Alves, and Justice to Dionisio Cadi of PRS. The minister of Finance has not yet been appointed.
The new team, which also has five women, was sworn in during a ceremony at the Office of the President on Monday evening. The new Prime Minister wants to make the reconciliation with his political family a priority while avoiding useless institutional feuds. Disagreements between the Head of State and the previous Prime Minister on many issues were at the roots of crisis which ended in Domingos Simoes Pereira being deposed on 12th August.
The composition of the new Bissau-Guinean government:
Ministries:
-Ministre de la Présidence du conseil des ministres et des affaires parlementaires : Aristides Octant da Silva
-Ministre de l’Énergie et de l’industrie : Florentino Mendes Pereira
-Ministre de l’Administration interne : Octavio Alves
-Ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale : Rui Dia Sousa
-Ministre des Ressources naturelles : Épiphane Carvalho de Melo
-Ministre de la Défense nationale : Eduardo Costa Sanha
-Ministre de la Communication sociale : Respicio Marcelino Silva
-Ministre des Travaux publics, de la Construction et de l’Urbanisation : Malam Banjai
-Ministre de la Santé publique : Domingos Malú
-Ministre de l’Education nationale : Nharebat Nancaia Intchasso
-Ministre de l’Agriculture et du développement rural : Rui Nene
-Ministre de la Femme, de la Famille et de la Cohésion sociale : Ivarista Maria de Sousa
-Ministre de la Justice : Dionisio Kabi
-Ministre de la Fonction publique et de la réforme administrative : Carlitos Barai,
-Ministre du Commerce et de l’artisanat : Antonio Serifo Embaló
-State secretaries:
-Secrétaire d’Etat à l’Environnement : Luis Mendes Olundo
-Secrétaire d’Etat à la Jeunesse, à la culture et aux sports : Mario Martins
-Secrétaire d’État à la Coopération internationale et des communautés :D ino Seidi
-Secrétaire d’Etat des Anciens combattants : Anita Aissato Djalo Sani
-Secrétaire d’Etat aux Transports et aux télécommunications : Florentino Fernando Dias
-Secrétaire d’Etat aux Pêches et de l’économie maritime : Fernando Correia Landim
-Secrétaire d’Etat au Trésor : Henry-Horta dos Santos
-Secrétaire d’Etat au budget du Secrétariat et aux affaires fiscales : José Adelino Vieira Monteiro
-Secrétaire d’Etat à la Planification et à l’intégration régionale: Doménico Sanca
-Secrétaire d’Etat à l’Ordre public : Marcelino Cabral
-Secrétaire d’Etat à l’Administration et à la planification du territoire : Antonio Alassa Quetta
-Secrétaire d’Etat à l’Enseignement supérieur et à la recherche scientifique : John Ribeiro Butia Có
-Secrétaire d’Etat à la Gestion hospitalière: Maria Ignacia-Mendes Sanha
-Secrétaire d’État à la Sécurité alimentaire :Vítor Pereira Gomes
-Secrétaire d’Etat au Tourisme: Fatumata Djau
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