Angola
Country Data
| System | Presidential |
|---|---|
| President/Head of State | João Manuel Lourenço |
| Prime Minister | n/a |
| Size of Cabinet | 26 |
| Female cabinet members | 11 |
| Parliament | unicameral |
| National Assembly | Assembleia Nacional |
| Seats in NA | 220 |
| Parties in NA | 5 |
| Female MPs in NA | 33,64% |
| Term of National Assembly | 5 years |
| Term of President | 5 years |
| Constitution | 2010 |
| Number of NA Elections held | 5 |
| Number of Presidential Elections held | 1 |
| Next NA Elections | 2027 |
List of cabinet
| Reference | Role/Ministry | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Head of State | President | João Lourenço |
| Vice President | Esperanca Maria da Costa | |
| Chief of Staff | Minister and Cabinet Director of the President | Edeltrudes Maurício Fernandes Gaspar Costa |
| Finance | Minister of Finance | Vera Esperança dos Santos Daves de Sousa |
| Foreign | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Téte António |
| Defense | Minister of National Defense and Homeland Veterans | João Ernesto dos Santos |
| Health | Minister of Health | Sílvia Paula Valentim Lutucuta |
| Justice | Minister of Justice and Human Rights | Marcy Cláudio Lopes |
| Agriculture | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | António Francisco de Assis |
| Ministers of Fisheries and Marine Resources | Carmen Sacramento Neto | |
| Energy | Minister of Energy and Water | João Baptista Borges |
| Natural Resources | Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas | Diamantino Pedro Azevedo |
| Environment | Minister of the Environment | Ana Paula Chantre Luna de Carvalho |
| Education | Minister of Education | Luísa Maria Alves Grilo |
| Minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation | Maria Do Rosário Teixeira De Alva Sequeira Bragança Sambo | |
| Economy | Minister of Economy and Planning | Mário Augusto Caetano João |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | Victor Francisco dos Santos Fernandes | |
| Digital/IT | Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication | Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira |
| Interior | Ministry of the Interior | Eugênio César Laborinho |
| Environment | Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment | Filipe Silva De Pina Zau |
| Labor | Minister of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security | Teresa Rodrigues Dias |
| Others | Minister of Social Action, Family and Women's Promotion | Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto |
| Minister of Territory Administration | Dionísio Manuel da Fonseca | |
| Minister of Public Works and Territorial Planning | Carlos Alberto Gregório dos Santos | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Palmira Leitão Barbosa | |
| Minister of Transport | Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Veigas de Abreu | |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Ana Maria de Sousa e Silva |
Main political parties
| Name of party | Foundation | Times Elected to NA | Times Won at NA | Times Won at PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) | 1956 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) | 1966 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Angolan National Liberation Front (FNLA) | 1962 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Renewal Party (PRS) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Convergence Angola Salvation Wide-Electroal Coalition (CASA–CE) | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Last NA election results
| NA elections/Parties winning seats | Seats |
|---|---|
| 2022 | |
| Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) | 124 |
| National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) | 90 |
| Social Renewal Party (PRS) | 2 |
| Angolan National Liberation Front (FNLA) | 2 |
| Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) | 2 |
| Number of parties winning seats | 5 |
| Number of parties contesting | 9 |
| Female MPs | 33,64% |
| Voter turnout | 44.82% |
Last Presidential election results
| Presidential elections | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Party | |
| José Eduardo dos Santos | MPLA | 49.57 |
| Jonas Savimbi | UNITA | 40.07 |
| António Alberto Neto | PASTEF | 2.16 |
| Holden Roberto | FNLA | 2.11 |
| Total no of candidates | ||
| Voter Turnout | 91.20% |
Voting System
- PE: The candidate of the winning party or coalition in the last legislative election becomes the president; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term).
- NA: Members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by closed list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms.
Source: CIA World Factbook