José Brito

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José Brito

José Brito (born March 19, 1944 in Dakar , French West Africa ) is a Cape Verdean diplomat and politician .

biography

José Brito was born in what is now Senegal . After attending school, he first completed studies in mathematics and physics at the University of Abidjan , which he completed with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Physics. He then completed postgraduate studies in chemical engineering at the French Institute for Petroleum, which he also completed with a master's degree. After that he was the technical director of an oil refinery .

Shortly after independence , Brito, a member of the former unity party Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde (PAICV), was appointed State Secretary in 1975 and in 1977 Prime Minister Pedro Pires appointed Minister for Development Planning and Foreign Aid in his cabinet. He held this office for 14 years until the end of Pires' term on April 4, 1991 after the defeat of the PAICV in the elections to the National Chamber. From 1985 to 1991 he was also a member of the National Chamber himself.

Brito himself first retired from politics in 1992 and was founder and director of African Future, one of the project United Nations , the African governments in the development and implementation of processes of long-term strategic planning support. He then served as manager from 1997 to 2001, and then most recently as vice president of government relations for Ocean Energy , a US- based oil company.

After the PAICV's victory in the 2001 elections, he was appointed ambassador to the United States by then President Pires . In this role he was also accredited as ambassador to Canada and Mexico until 2006 .

After his return, Prime Minister José Maria Neves appointed him Minister for Economy, Growth and Competition in its cabinet in the wake of the PAICV's renewed election victory in March 2006. As part of a government reshuffle, he was appointed Minister for External Relations, Cooperation and Communities on June 27, 2008. On March 21, 2011, he was replaced by Jorge Borges .

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personal data
SURNAME Brito, José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cape Verdean politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Dakar , French West Africa