Patrice Trovoada

Patrice Emery Trovoada ( born March 18, 1962) is a politician in São Tomé and Príncipe. He is chairman of the party Acção Democrática Independente (ADI ) and was from 14 February to 20 May 2008 and from 14 August 2010 to December 4, 2012 Prime Minister.

From 2001 to 2002 was Trovoada Foreign Minister of the island nation.

In the presidential elections on 30 June 2006 Trovoada candidate for the ADI with the support of other opposition parties, such as the Movimento de Libertação - Partido Social Democrata ( MLSTP - PSD), and the former president Manuel Pinto da Costa and Miguel Trovoada, his father, who 1975 first prime minister of the country and from 1991 to 2001, President. Trovoada won 38.8 percent of the vote, but lost Fradique de Menezes, which reached 60.6 percent of the vote.

After early February 2008 led by Prime Minister Tome Vera Cruz government was defeated in a vote in Parliament on the budget of 2008, which eventually led to his resignation, Patrice Trovoada was appointed on 14 February 2008 the new prime minister. This appointment was made possible because the ruling with a minority of 23 of the 55 parliamentary seats Movimento Democrático the forcas because Mudança - Partido da Convergència Democrática ( MDFM -PCD ) and the ADI (11 seats in parliament ) concluded an alliance. In addition, it was agreed in alliance whereby, under a power-sharing pact to divide the offices of the Minister to the parties of the new coalition. The government, however, was overthrown already on 20 May 2008 by a vote of no confidence, because some members of the ruling coalition with the opposition MLSTP - PSD voted. New Prime Minister Joaquim Rafael Branco was from MLSTP - PSD.

After the ADI had become in the parliamentary elections on 1 August 2010 with 26 mandates the strongest party, Patrice Trovoada was 14 August 2010 Prime Minister of a minority government. One focus of his policy was to strengthen the bilateral contacts with other African countries. With Angola comprehensive cooperation was agreed in the oil sector, among others.

On December 4, 2012 his government of President Manuel Pinto da Costa released.