Fernando Elísio Freire

Fernando Elísio Freire (born 13 January 1974) is a Cape Verdean politician currently serving as the minister of family and social inclusion and was the president of Council of Ministers. He was elected vice-president of the MpD and later served as leader of the parliamentary group of the MpD. ^[1][2][3]

Fernando Elísio Freire
Minister of State, Family, Inclusion and Social Development of Cape Verde
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 April 2021
President	Jorge Carlos Fonseca José Maria Neves
Prime Minister	Ulisses Correia e Silva
Preceded by	Maritza Rosabal

Education

Freire earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal before studying Balance of Payments Statistics from the Multilateral Institute of Africa, AfDB, Tunis.^[1][4]

Political career

Freire began his career as a Deputy of the Nation from 2006 to 2016 serving concurrently as the leader of the Parliamentary Group of the MpD from 2006 to 2008 and chairman of the Specialised Committee on Finance and Budget of the National Assembly. He was chairman of the Youth for Democracy from 2004 to 2008 and served as an advisor to the Bank of Cape Verde (BCV) and was a guest professor of political and social economy at UNIPIAGET, Cape Verde and at the Macroeconomics for Developing Countries at the Higher Institute of Legal and Social Sciences of the Instituto Superior de Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais (Higher Institute for Legal and Social Sciences). Freire was a minister of state, parliamentary affairs and served as the president of the Council of Ministers. He was redeployed from Parliamentary Affairs Ministry to the Ministry of Sports before being moved Family and Social Inclusion Ministry following the resignation of his predecessor Maritza Rosabal. ^[1][4][5]

References

1. "Fernando Elísio Freire de Andrade / Personalities / Identity / Start - CABO VERDE info". www.caboverde-info.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
2. ""Este prémio terá impacto real no desenvolvimento do sector social"".
3. "Fernando Elísio Freire testa positivo para COVID-19".
4. Cerdeira, Cleyciane de Lima; Vieira, Naira Gabriela do Nascimento; Santana, João Victor (April 12, 2019). "Dos Resíduos Gerados Na Produção Da Polpa Do Açaí Em Belém- Pa: Um Estudo Baseado Na Política Nacional De Resíduos Sólidos". Anais do VIII Seminário de Integração Científica da Universidade do Estado do Pará. Universidade do Estado do Pará. doi:10.31792/21759766.viiisic.2019.109.
5. "Fernando Elisio Freire – Second Africa Health Forum". Retrieved September 29, 2021.