President Jose Mario Vaz Name Baciro Dja | Education University of Havana Succeeded by Carlos Correia | |
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Preceded by Domingos Simoes Pereira Born January 31, 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-01-31 ) Political party African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde Alma mater University of Havana
Graduate Institute of Applied Psychology Role Former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Party African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde Previous office Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2015–2015) Similar People Jose Mario Vaz, Batista Tagme Na Waie, Amilcar Cabral | ||
Guinea-Bissau president picks prime minister sparking protests
Baciro Djá was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 27 May 2016 to 18 November 2016. He was previously Prime Minister from 20 August 2015 to 17 September 2015.
Baciro Djá was born on 31 January 1973. He graduated in Social Psychology from the University of Havana, Cuba in 1996. In 1998, received a master's degree in Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology at the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada in Lisbon, Portugal. From 2006 to 2008 Djá was Reform Project coordinator at Defense and Safety sector and also the president of the Institute of National Defense. In 2008 he was elected member of parliament, in the same year he was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports. In 2011 and 2012 he served as the Minister of National Defence. In 2012 he presented himself as an independent presidential candidate. He serves as the third vice-president of the PAIGC, the majority party in the Guinean parliament. He is said to be fluent in Portuguese, French and Spanish.
Guinea-Bissau's prime minister has resigned on September 9, 2015 after 20 days in the post and two days after appointing his cabinet. Baciro Djá handed in his resignation after the Supreme Court ruled his appointment violated the constitution.
Dja was expelled on 20 November 2016 from the PAIGC party. He was accused to have shown contempt for the party statutes, having accepted to take over as prime minister in August 2015.
