Austelino Correia
Austelino Correia | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 7th President of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2021 | |
| President | Jorge Carlos Fonseca José Maria Neves |
| Prime Minister | Ulisses Correia e Silva |
| Preceded by | Jorge Santos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Austelino Tavares Correia 8 August 1968 |
| Political party | Movement for Democracy |
| Education | Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde |
Austelino Tavares Correia (born 8 August 1968) is a Cape Verdean politician who has been the 7th President of the National Assembly since 2021, and a member of the assembly representing Santiago North as a member of the Movement for Democracy. Prior to his presidency of the assembly he was vice president and acting president of Cape Verde for ten hours in 2016.
Early life
Austelino Tavares Correia was born on 8 August 1968.[1] He graduated from Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde after attending from 2003 to 2008.[2]
Career
Correia was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Movement for Democracy[3] representing Santiago North.[4]
Correia was elected vice president of the assembly.[3] On 21 November 2016, Correia was acting president of Cape Verde for ten hours as both President Jorge Carlos Fonseca and President of the National Assemlby Jorge Santos were outside of the country.[5] Correia was elected president of the assembly by a vote of 64 to 4 with no candidates in opposition to him on 19 May 2021.[1][3]
Correia led Cape Verde's delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2018.[6] On 15 May 2024, Correia led a delegation, which included members of the cabinet and parliament, to Senegal.[7] In 2025, he led a delegation to Luxembourg, one of Cape Verde's major international partners.[8]
Political positions
Correia recognises Western Sahara as a part of Morocco.[9] In 2024, he praised that state of democracy among member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries as "quite acceptable" and called for less interference in Guinea-Bissau's internal affairs.[10]
References
- ^ a b Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde.
- ^ a b c Austelino Correia eleito presidente da Assembleia Nacional de Cabo Verde 2021.
- ^ Movement for Democracy.
- ^ Cabo Verde com três presidentes da República e do Parlamento diferentes numa semana 2016.
- ^ Austelino Correia chefia delegação nacional à assembleia-geral da União Inter-parlamentar 2018.
- ^ Sene 2024.
- ^ De Burgo 2025.
- ^ Le Pdt de l'Assemblée nationale du Cap-Vert réitére le soutien de son pays à l'intégrité territoriale du Maroc 2023.
- ^ Presidente do parlamento de Cabo Verde pede menos ingerência nos assuntos de Bissau 2024.
Works cited
News
- "Austelino Correia chefia delegação nacional à assembleia-geral da União Inter-parlamentar". Expresso das Ilhas. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- "Austelino Correia eleito presidente da Assembleia Nacional de Cabo Verde". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021.
- "Cabo Verde com três presidentes da República e do Parlamento diferentes numa semana". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025.
- "Le Pdt de l'Assemblée nationale du Cap-Vert réitére le soutien de son pays à l'intégrité territoriale du Maroc". SNRT. 14 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- "Presidente do parlamento de Cabo Verde pede menos ingerência nos assuntos de Bissau". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025.
- De Burgo, Henry (25 March 2025). "Grão-Duque convidado para os 50 anos da independência de Cabo Verde". Contacto. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- Sene, Dieyna (14 May 2024). "Diplomatie: M. Austélino Tavares Correia, Le Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Cabo-Verde en visite officielle au Sénégal du 15 au 19 mai 2024". Lactuacho. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
Web
- "Cabo Verde". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- "Deputado Nacional". Movement for Democracy. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- "Licenciado pela UniPiaget eleito novo presidente da Assembleia Nacional". Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.