| Office1: | Secretary of State for Culture of Angola |
| Term Start1: | 1981 |
| Term End1: | 1990 |
| Predecessor1: | António Jacinto |
| Successor1: | José Peixoto |
| Office2: | Minister of Information of Angola |
| Term Start2: | 1990 |
| Term End2: | 1991 |
| Predecessor2: | João Filipe Martins |
| Successor2: | Rui Óscar de Carvalho |
| Office3: | Ambassador of Angola to France |
| Term Start3: | 1992 |
| Term End3: | 1999 |
| Predecessor3: | Elísio de Figueiredo |
| Successor3: | Assunção dos Anjos |
| Office4: | Ambassador of Angola to Italy |
| Term Start4: | 1999 |
| Term End4: | 2002 |
| Predecessor4: | Antero de Abreu |
| Successor4: | Pedro Sebastião |
| Office5: | Minister of Culture of Angola |
| Term Start5: | 2002 |
| Term End5: | 2008 |
| Predecessor5: | António Burity |
| Successor5: | Rosa da Cruz e Silva |
| Office6: | Governor of Malanje |
| Term Start6: | 2008 |
| Term End6: | 2012 |
| Predecessor6: | Cristóvão da Cunha |
| Successor6: | Norberto dos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Luanda, Angola |
| Nationality: | Angolan |
| Party: | MPLA |
Boaventura da Silva Cardoso (born 26 July 1944) is an Angolan politician as well as noted author. He has been the Minister of Culture since December 2002 until 2008.