Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluz alˈβɛɾtu waˈnõ dɨ kɐɾˈvaʎu ˈvɐjɣɐ]; born October 21, 1949, in Mindelo) is a Cape Verdean politician.

He later attended school in Praia on the island of Santiago, and later, he graduated in 1971 from the University of Lisbon with a degree in law.

After the 1991 elections, the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires stepped down and Veiga took his place.

[1] Veiga served as prime minister under President António Mascarenhas Monteiro, and resigned in July 2000 in order to stand as the MpD's candidate in the 2001 presidential election.

[6] He ran for president a third time in the 2021 presidential election, and lost to José Maria Neves in the first round.