João Gomes Cravinho

João Titterington Gomes Cravinho (born 16 June 1964) is a Portuguese diplomat and politician who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister António Costa since 2022.[1] Previously, he had served as Minister of National Defence.

João Gomes Cravinho
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byAntónio Costa
Minister of National Defence
In office
15 October 2018 – 30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byJosé Alberto Azeredo Lopes
Succeeded byHelena Carreiras
European Union Ambassador to Brazil
In office
1 August 2015 – 2018
Preceded byAna Paula Zacarias
Succeeded byIgnacio Ybáñez
Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
In office
20 March 2005 – 20 June 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Sócrates
Preceded byHenrique de Freitas
Succeeded byLuís Brites Pereira
Personal details
Born16 June 1964
Coimbra, Portugal
Alma materLondon School of Economics
University of Oxford

Career

During his time in the European External Action Service, Cravinho served as Head of the European Union's delegation to Brazil from 2015 until 2018 and India from 2011 until 2015.[2] Prior to that, he occupied the post of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in José Sócrates's government.[3]

Under Cravinho's leadership as Minister of National Defence, the Portuguese Air Force purchased five KC-390 military transport aircraft and a flight simulator from Brazilian aerospace company Embraer for 827 million euros ($932 million) in 2019.[4]

In 2020, Cravinho announced Portugal's army would help Mozambique train local soldiers, marines and other forces to tackle an insurgency in Cabo Delgado.[5] By May 2021, Cravinho and his Mozambican counterpart Jaime Neto signed an agreement in which Portugal committed to increasing its number of troops in Mozambique to 80 by 2026 and training Mozambican soldiers to tackle the insurgency, share intelligence and help the country use drones to track the militants' movements.[6]

Other activities

References
  1. Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.
  2. Ross Colvin (February 8, 2013), Quiet lunch shatters EU boycott of India's Modi Reuters.
  3. "Quem é João Gomes Cravinho, o novo ministro da Defesa" [Who is João Gomes Cravinho, the new Minister of Defence]. TSF (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. Catarina Demony (July 11, 2019), Portugal to buy five Embraer military planes for 827 mln euros Reuters.
  5. Catarina Demony and Manuel Mucari (December 11, 2020), Portugal to help Mozambique train forces against militants Reuters.
  6. Portugal to send another 60 troops to Mozambique on training mission Reuters, May 10, 2021.
  7. Members of the Council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).


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