Laura Lopez
Laura Pina Menezes Lopez Belo (born January 29 ), also Laura Lopes , is a politician and women's rights activist from East Timor .
Career
As a student, Lopez worked as a messenger for the resistance movement during the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia .
Lopes was director of the non-governmental organization Pátria until 2017 , when she was sworn in as State Secretary for Equality and Social Inclusion ( tetum Secretária Estadu da Igualdade do Jéneru no Inklusaun Sosiál SEIJIS ) in the VII Government of East Timor on October 3, 2017 . Her term of office as State Secretary ended with the assumption of the Eighth Government of East Timor on June 22, 2018. She was followed by Maria José da Fonseca Monteiro de Jesus .
Web links
Commons : Laura Lopez - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ^ Irena Cristalis and Catherine Scott: Independent Women - The story of women's activism in East Timor , 2005, ISBN 1-85287-317-5 .
- ↑ Sapo: Plan Internacional e Pátria vão ajudar mulheres de Timor-Leste a serem líderes numa sociedade de homens , August 6, 2014 , accessed on October 18, 2017.
- ↑ RTTL: A Fundação Pátria , August 10, 2017 , accessed on October 18, 2017.
- ^ Lao Hamutuk: Members of the VII Government (English, tetum) , accessed October 18, 2017.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lopez, Laura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lopez Belo, Laura Menezes (full name); Lopez, Pina (battle name); Lopes, Laura (frequent misspellings) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | East Timorese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29th 20th century |