Luísa Diogo
Luísa Días Diogo (born April 11, 1958 ) is a Mozambican politician ( FRELIMO ).
Life
Diogo comes from Tete Province , where she attended elementary and commercial school. After studying in Maputo , she completed her bachelor's degree in 1983 . She completed a distance learning course in London in 1992. Since 1994 in the cabinet of Joaquim Alberto Chissanos , she later became Minister of Finance.
On February 17, 2004, she became the first woman to be appointed Prime Minister of her country. She thus succeeded Pascoal Mocumbis . On January 16, 2010, the former Minister of Education and Culture, Aires Ali , was appointed Prime Minister of Mozambique by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza . He succeeds Diogo. Diogo will retain her mandate in parliament.
The US American Time Magazine ranked her among the 100 most influential world citizens. Diogo is married to a lawyer and has three children.
See also
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SURNAME | Diogo, Luísa |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diogo, Luísa Días (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mozambican politician (FRELIMO) |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1958 |