| Intro | Santomese banker and politician, second female prime minister |
| Is | Politician |
| From | Sao Tomé and Príncipe |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe |
Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira (born 1960) is a former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe who served from 8 Jun 2005 to 21 Apr 2006.
Background
She was educated as an economist at the University of Ukraine and was governor of São Tomé and Príncipe’s Central Bank from 1999 to 2005.
Prime minister
She served as Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance São Tomé and Príncipe from 8 June 2005 to 21 April 2006.
Silveira, the country’s second female Prime Minister, is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) and was a member of the party executive board.
Silveira declared that macroeconomic stability was her priority and made her mark by among others resolving the wage dispute with the unions in the public sector, securing assistance from the IMF and obtaining an agreement with Angola on cooperation in the oil sector.
Succession
Her term as Prime Minister ended after the 2006 parliamentary elections, when the opposition defeated the MLSTP-PSD, and she was succeeded as Prime Minister by Tomé Vera Cruz in 2006.