Francisca Van Dunem

Francisca Van Dunem
Van Dunem in 2016
Minister of Justice
In office
26 November 2015 – 30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byFernando Negrão
Succeeded byCatarina Sarmento e Castro
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
4 December 2021 – 30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byEduardo Cabrita
Succeeded byJosé Luís Carneiro
Personal details
BornFrancisca Eugénia da Silva Dias Van Dunem
(1955-11-05) 5 November 1955
CitizenshipPortugal • Angola
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
MPLA (1974–1976)
SpouseEduardo Paz Ferreira
Children2
RelativesFernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (godfather)
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationJuristJudge
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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 21st and 22nd Constitutional Governments, and minister of Home Affairs from 4 December 2021 to 30 March 2022. Van Dunem was Portugal's first black government minister in history.