Vice President of Angola

Vice President of the Republic of Angola
Emblem of Angola
Incumbent Esperança da Costa since 15 September 2022
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
Formation	18 February 2010
Salary	843,371.06 Kwanzas annually [1]

The vice president of Angola is the second highest political position in Angola; it is appointed by and is the deputy to the president. The position was established by the constitution of 2010. ^[2]

Vice presidents of Angola (2010–present)

No.	Portrait	Vice President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	President	Ref.
1		Santos, Fernando Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950–2025)	18 February 2010	25 September 2012	2 years, 220 days	MPLA	José Eduardo dos Santos	[2] [3]
2		Vicente, Manuel Manuel Vicente (born 1956)	26 September 2012	25 September 2017	4 years, 364 days	MPLA	José Eduardo dos Santos	[4] [2]
3		Sousa, Bornito Bornito de Sousa (born 1953)	26 September 2017	14 September 2022	4 years, 353 days	MPLA	João Lourenço	[5] [2]
4		da Costa, Esperança Esperança da Costa (born 1961)	15 September 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 95 days	MPLA	João Lourenço	[6]

References

1. Manje, Bernardino. "Estado reajusta salários - Política - Jornal de Angola - Online". jornaldeangola.sapo.ao. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
2. James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Angola". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
3. "Angolan president reshuffles govt after new charter". 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012 – via af.reuters.com.
4. "Manuel Vicente inaugurated as Vice-president of Republic", Angola Press Agency, 26 September 2012.
5. "Angola: New Vice-president starts work at his office", Angola Press Agency, 27 September 2017.
6. Investidura do Presidente da República. Rádio Nacional de Angola. 15 September 2022.

See also

• Angola
  • President of Angola
    • List of presidents of Angola
  • Prime Minister of Angola
    • List of prime ministers of Angola
  • List of colonial governors of Angola
  • List of heads of state of Democratic People's Republic of Angola
  • List of heads of government of Democratic People's Republic of Angola
• Lists of incumbents
• List of national leaders