Adelino Lucas is a São Toméan

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. He served as Secretary of State for Social Communication, first from April 2006Oil and tensions bubble beneath the surface
IRIN, 5 January 2007 to May 2008 and then from 12 December 2012 to 24 November 2014. Lucas ran for Prime Minister of his country in September 2014 under president

Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 5 August 1937) is a São Tomé and Príncipe, Santomean economist and politician who served as the first president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He again served as president from 2011 to 2016. Life a ...

, he lost to

Patrice Trovoada Patrice Émery Trovoada (born 18 March 1962) is a São Toméan politician who was the 15th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from November 2022 to 6 January 2025. He previously served as prime minister from February 2008 to June 2008, f ...

in its parliamentary elections.

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