Verónica Macamo
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2020 | |
| President | Filipe Nyusi |
| Preceded by | José Condungua Pacheco |
| President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 12 January 2010 – 13 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Mulémbwè |
| Succeeded by | Esperança Bias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1957 |
| Political party | FRELIMO |
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo (born November 13, 1957) is a Mozambican politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2020. She served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique from 2010 to 2020. Dlhovo is a member of Frelimo.
She started her career as a politician in Gaza Province as a member of Organization of Mozambican Women and got to the peak of her career when she became the first female president of the Assembly since Mozambique gained independence.[1]
Early life, education and personal life
[edit]Veronica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo was born on 13 November 1957, in Bilene, Gaza Province. She is married and has 3 children. Dlhovo earned a degree in Law from the Eduardo Mondlane University in 1994.[1]
Work experience and politics
[edit]Dlhovo started working for Frelimo even before independence and after Mozambique became independent, she worked in many areas for the party. She has been involved in social work working in the Political Commission of the Military Political Preparation in Moamba 1975 to 1977, as the Legal Advisor of Companies since 1994, Councilor for Justice from 2005 to 2007, and as Justice Counselor and Chairman of the Board of the Tourism Fund from 2000 to 2009.[2] She also worked with women's organizations[3][4] working as the Nacional Secretary for Formation of the Organization of Mozambican Women from 1985 to 1989, she was elected the Honorary Member of the Mozambican Women's Organization and Head of the Women's Department at Headquarters of the Central Committee, from 1994 to 1995.[2] As a politician, Dlhovo was elected to the assembly in 1999 from the Gaza Province. In 1999 she was elected the Vice-President of the National Assembly. In 2004, she was elected as a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Mozambique.[5][6]
Dlhovo was elected as the first female president of the Assembly in 2010, with 192 total votes out of 194.[7] As the President of the assembly, Dlhovo was known for her strong personality. She gave her opinion in topics related to politics in Mozambique[8][9] and played an important role in the creation of laws, including laws concerning teenage marriage and child abuse. She was re-elected as speaker in 2015.[10]
On 17 January 2020, president Filipe Nyusi appointed her as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in his new cabinet.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Parlamento, Página Oficial do. "Curtas notas biográficas de Verónica Macamo". www.biografia.co.mz (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ a b "Presidente". www.parlamento.mz. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ "NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO PAÍS: Verónica Macamo reconhece o contínuo esforço da mulher". Jornal Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ Macuácua, Amandio Roberto. "Verónica Macamo recebe diploma de honra pela UEM". Jornal Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ "List of Members of the Pan African Parliament (as of 15 March 2004)" (PDF). African Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Parlamento africano lançada ontem em Addis-Abeba". TV Cabo via Maputo.co.nz (in Portuguese). Maputo. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ SAPO. "Verónica Macamo eleita presidente e investidos Deputados da Renamo". SAPO Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Verónica Macamo: "Ninguém está acima da lei em Moçambique" | DW | 13.10.2017". DW.COM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ "Moçambique: Verónica Macamo sublinha que seu país vive num clima de paz". ANGOP (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: MOZAMBIQUE (Assembleia da Republica), Full text". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Mozambique's do Rosário stays on as prime minister in trimmed cabinet". Reuters. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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