Bendito Freitas
Bendito dos Santos Freitas (born December 10, 1963 ) is a diplomat and politician from East Timor . He is a member of the Congresso Nacional da Reconstrução Timorense (CNRT) party. From 2007 to 2015 he was a member of the government.
Career
From 1987 to 1993 he was at the Institute of Philosophy and Theology Widya Sasana in Malang, Indonesia . Here he received a diploma in literature. From 1999, Freitas was at Lancaster University , where he received a Masters in International Relations and Strategic Studies in the Department of Politics and International Relations in 2000 .
To restore East Timor's independence in 2002, Freitas was chairman of the UNESCO national commission .
In the fourth constitutional government of East Timor , Freitas was made Secretary of State for Professional Development in August 2007. In the fifth government , from August 8, 2012, Freitas was Minister of Education . With the government reshuffle on February 16, 2015, he lost his office.
On November 19, 2015, Freitas was appointed East Timor's new Ambassador to the People's Republic of China , succeeding Vicky Tchong . The accreditation took place on February 29, 2016. He held the office until 2020.
In 2017, Freitas was elected a deputy chairman of the CNRT at the party congress.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNESCO: Timor-Leste , May 15, 2002 , accessed May 10, 2015.
- ^ Website of the government of Timor-Leste: The Fourth Constitutional Government of East Timor
- ^ Website of the government of Timor-Leste: Structure of the V Constitutional Government , accessed March 9, 2014
- ↑ Website of the President of East Timor: HE THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, TAUR MATAN RUAK, SWEARS IN THE AMBASSADORS OF TIMOR-LESTE TO CHINA, JAPAN, THE HOLY SEE, CAMBODIA, THAILAND AND SINGAPORE , November 19, 2015 ( Memento of the original from 22 April 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ Website of the East Timorese Embassy in the People's Republic of China: About the Embassy ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 13, 2016.
- ↑ SAPO: Oito novos embaixadores timorenses, incluindo em Lisboa, tomam posse este mês , January 17, 2020 , accessed on January 18, 2020.
- ↑ Lusa: Xanana continua presidente do maior partido de Timor-Leste, Kalbuadi eleito secretário-geral , May 1, 2017 , accessed on May 1, 2017.
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SURNAME | Freitas, Bendito |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Freitas, Bendito dos Santos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | East Timorese diplomat and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1963 |