Francisco Maria de Vasconcelos

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Francisco Maria de Vasconcelos (2018)

Francisco Maria de Vasconcelos Ximenes (born April 20, 1965 ) is a Protestant clergyman from East Timor . Since 2017 he has been the civilian chief of staff of President Francisco Guterres . Vasconcelos is a member of FRETILIN and, with the title of moderator, head of the Protestant Church in East Timor (IPTL).

Career

After school in Dili , he graduated from Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 1985 .

During the crisis in East Timor in 1999 , Vasconcelos was general secretary of the Christian Church in East Timor (GKTT), now the IPTL, and acting moderator on behalf of Arlindo Marçal , who switched to politics. Vasconcelos falsely reported that he was shot in the wave of violence. However, he and about a hundred other refugees had escaped the unrest in the mountains near Dili.

In 2003, at a synod of the IPTL, a scandal broke out between the prominent pastor Daniel Marçal, a cousin of Arlindo, and Vasconcelos. Vasconcelos blacked Daniel Marçal and was arrested for it. Marçal then campaigned for the release of Vasconcelos. Vasconcelos was reconciled with him again. In general, the great burden that was on Vasconcelos is considered to be the reason for the incident. In July 2004 Vasconcelos was elected the Church's official moderator. His term of office ended in July 2008.

In 2017 Vasconcelos was appointed Chief of Staff (Chefe de Casa Civil) by President Guterres. In 2019 he was appointed the President's Official Envoy to the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations .

family

Vasconcelos has been married to Eugenie Tatuluse since 1997. His father Vincente de Vasconcelos Ximenes was the first moderator of the GKTT. The current Prime Minister, Taur Matan Ruak, is a cousin of Francisco Maria de Vasconcelos.

Web links

Commons : Francisco Maria de Vasconcelos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Público: Protestantes de Timor fazem contactos em Portugal , 6 June 2002 , accessed on 8 April 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c d PCUSA News to Presbynews: Church on the rocks , July 16, 2004 , accessed July 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Eur: The Far East and Australasia 2003 (=  Regional surveys of the world ). Psychology Press, 2002, ISBN 1-85743-133-2 , ISSN  0071-3791 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
  4. ↑ Domini: Protestant Leader Killed in East Timor , September 13, 1999 , accessed July 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Report of the Division of Overseas Ministries (DOM) / Global Ministries No. 0910 , October 13, 2008 , accessed April 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Jornál da República: DECRETO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA N.º 46/2017 , May 24, 2017 , accessed on April 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ The President's Facebook page: PRESS RELEASE - FRANCISCO MARIA DE VASCONCELOS PARTICIPATES IN UNGA HIGH-LEVEL MEETING AS THE PR'S SPECIAL ENVOY , April 7, 2019 , accessed on April 8, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Vasconcelos, Francisco Maria de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ximenes, Francisco de Vasconcelos (alternative name); Vasconcelos Ximenes, Francisco Maria de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese politician and Protestant clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1965