Lígia Fonseca
Lígia Fonseca | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Cape Verde | |
| In role 9 September 2011 – 9 November 2021 | |
| President | Jorge Carlos Fonseca |
| Preceded by | Adélcia Barreto Pires |
| Succeeded by | Débora Katisa Carvalho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lígia Arcângela Lubrino Dias 24 August 1963 Beira, Portuguese Mozambique |
| Political party | Movement for Democracy |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Lígia Arcângela Lubrino Dias Fonseca (born 24 August 1963) is a Cape Verdean lawyer, activist, and politician who has served as the First Lady of Cape Verde from 2011 until 2021. Fonseca became the first female president of the Cape Verdean Lawyers' Association (OAC), the country's national bar association, in 2001. She is married to Cape Verdean former President Jorge Carlos Fonseca.