Ilídio Vieira Té
Ilídio Vieira Té | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2025[1] | |
| President | Horta Inta-A Na Man (as Transitional President and Head of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order) |
| Preceded by | Braima Camará |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | João Aladje Mamadu Fádia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1983 |
| Party | PRS |
| Education | Pablo de Olavide University |
Ilídio Vieira Té (born 5 May 1983) is a Bissau-Guinean politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau since November 2025. He has also served as Minister of Finance since July 2022.
Biography
[edit]Té was born on 5 May 1983.[2] He received a degree in public law in 2007 and later graduated from Pablo de Olavide University in 2009 with a master's degree in intercultural human rights and development.[3] Afterwards, he entered politics, being a member of the Party for Social Renewal and eventually serving for a time as the party's leader.[3] He first worked in the Ministry of Public Service, working as Director of the Administrative Organization Service, and later was Chief of Staff to the Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Security.[3] From 2018 to 2019, he held the post of Secretary-General of the Ministry of Public Administration, Labor and Administrative Reform.[2] Té later became Secretary of State for the Treasury.[2]
On 4 July 2022, Té was appointed Minister of Finance by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, replacing João Aladje Mamadu Fádia.[4] He remained Minister of Finance amidst Rui Duarte de Barros, then Braima Camará becoming Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau.[2] He was elected a member of the National People's Assembly in 2023.[2] Té, considered a close ally of Embaló, served as his campaign director during the 2025 Guinea-Bissau general election.[5] Following the 2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état and the ascent of Horta Inta-A Na Man to Transitional President, Té was announced as the new Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau on 28 November 2025.[6] He retained his post as finance minister after being named prime minister.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Guinea-Bissau soldiers appoint ally of deposed president as prime minister". AP News. 28 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Sambú, Assana (28 November 2025). "Governo de Transição: ILÍDIO VIEIRA TÉ É NOMEADO NOVO PRIMEIRO-MINISTRO" [Transitional Government: ILÍDIO VIEIRA TÉ APPOINTED NEW PRIME MINISTER]. O Democrata GB (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b c "SISSOCO EMBALÓ NOMEIA ILÍDIO VIEIRA TÉ MINISTRO DAS FINANÇAS" [SISSOCO EMBALÓ APPOINTS ILÍDIO VIEIRA TÉ MINISTER OF FINANCE]. O Democrata GB (in Portuguese). 4 July 2022.
- ^ "NOVO MINISTRO DAS FINANÇAS, ILÍDIO VIEIRA TÉ" [NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE, ILÍDIO VIEIRA TÉ] (in Portuguese). Radiodifusão Nacional da República de Guiné-Bissau. 5 July 2022.
- ^ Sambu, Assana; Banchereau, Mark (28 November 2025). "Guinea Bissau soldiers announce new prime minister after military takeover". ABC News.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Guinea-Bissau's new military ruler moves to consolidate power after coup". Al Jazeera Media Network. 28 November 2025.
- ^ Rodrigues, António (28 November 2025). "Director de campanha de Embaló assume como primeiro-ministro da Guiné-Bissau" [Embaló's campaign director assumes the position of Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau]. Público (in Portuguese).
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