Pedro Luís da Fonseca

Pedro Luís da Fonseca is an Angolan politician and economist. He served as Minister of Economy and Planning of Angola from 2017 to 2019.

Biography He was born in Luanda on November 17, 1957. He graduated in Economics at the Higher Institute of Economics, Karl Marx in Bulgaria – now University of National and World Economy (1986). Following his studies, in 1988, he started working at the Angolan Trade Ministry as National Director of International Economics Relations and Trade National Director, a position he held until 1994. He was then, in 1996, appointed for a year as National Director of Economic Planning before becoming the National Director of Studies and Planning until 2007.

In 2022, he was appointed as President of the Board of Directors of the Banco de Comércio e Indústria (BCI). Closely prior to his appointment, BCI was acquired by the Cart Group, which has been tied to the Angolan government.

Other activities World Bank, Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors