Vera Daves

Vera Esperança dos Santos Daves De Sousa (born 1984) is an Angolan politician who has been the country's Minister of Finance since 2019.

Early life and education Daves was born in Luanda and has a degree in economics from the Catholic University of Angola. The chair of the Capital Markets Commission, Archer Mangueira, saw her on television and invited her onto the board. She succeeded Mangueira, who left the role to become governor of Namibe Province. Daves joined the Political Bureau of the ruling MPLA party at an extraordinary congress shortly before her appointment. and that the Finance Ministry was revising the General State Budget due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and in April, she announced all contracts whose funding had not been secured were suspended based on the low price of oil and the impact of the pandemic on public finances.

Other activities African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019) International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019) World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)