Francisca Van Dunem

Francisca Eugénia da Silva Dias Van Dunem (born 5 November 1955) is an Angolan-born Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as the Portuguese Minister of Justice from 26 November 2015 to 30 March 2022, in António Costa's XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments, and Minister of Internal Administration from 4 December 2021 to 30 March 2022. Van Dunem is Portugal's first black government minister in history.

Francisca Van Dunem
Van Dunem in 2018
Minister of Justice
In office
26 November 2015  30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byFernando Negrão
Succeeded byCatarina Sarmento e Castro
Minister of Internal Administration
In office
4 December 2021  30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byEduardo Cabrita
Succeeded byJosé Luís Carneiro
Personal details
Born
Francisca Eugénia da Silva Dias Van Dunem

(1955-11-05) 5 November 1955
Luanda, Portuguese Angola
CitizenshipPortugal • Angola
Political partyNo affiliation
SpouseEduardo Paz Ferreira
Children2
ResidencePortugal
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
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