Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries | |
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CPLP Summit | |
Term length | Two years renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Marcolino Moco |
Website | Executive Secretariat |
The Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (
Office
The Executive Secretary is charged with leading the Executive Secretariat (Secretariado Executivo), the CPLP's executive branch responsible for creating and implementing the CPLP's agenda of projects and initiatives.[1]
The Executive Secretary, who must be a high-ranking diplomat or politician from one of the member states, is elected for a mandate of two years at the biennial CPLP Summit, and can be reelected once to a second term.[2] The Executive Secretariat is headquartered at Penafiel Palace in Lisbon, Portugal.
Roles
The Executive Secretariat is the main executive body of CPLP and is responsible for:
1 - Implement the decisions of the Conference of Heads of State and Government, the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Permanent Consultation Committee; 2 - Plan and ensure the execution of CPLP programs; 3 - Organize and participate in the meetings of the various CPLP bodies; 4 - Monitor the execution of the decisions of the Ministerial Meetings and other initiatives within the scope of the CPLP.
List
# | Name | Portrait | Country | Start | End | Background |
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1 | Marcolino José Carlos Moco | Angola | July 1996 | July 2000 | 3rd Prime Minister of Angola (1992–1996) | |
2 | Dulce Maria Pereira | Brazil | July 2000 | August 2002 | President of the Fundação Cultural Palmares (1996–2000) | |
3 | João Augusto de Médicis | Brazil | August 2002 | April 2004 | Brazilian Ambassador to Kenya (1984–1989) Brazilian Ambassador to Poland (1991–1993) Brazilian Ambassador to China (1994–1996) Brazilian Ambassador to Chile (1999–2002) | |
4 | Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca | Cabo Verde | July 2004 | July 2008 | Cabo Verdean Ambassador to European Community (1987–1991) (1999–2001)Cabo Verdean Ambassador to Russia (1991–1994) Cabo Verdean Ambassador to Austria Cabo Verdean Ambassador to the United Nations (2001–2004) | |
5 | Domingos Simões Pereira | Guinea-Bissau | July 2008 | July 2012 | Guinea-Bissau Minister of Public Works (2004–2005) | |
6 | Murade Isaac Murargy | Mozambique | July 2012 | January 2017 | Secretary-General of the Presidency of Mozambique (1995–2005)Mozambican Ambassador to France and (Germany) (1985–1995) | |
7 | Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira | São Tomé and Príncipe | January 2017 | January 2019 | 13th Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2005–2006) (1999–2005, 2011–2016)
Governor of the São Toméan Central Bank | |
8 | Francisco Ribeiro Telles | Portugal | January 2019 | July 2021 | Portuguese Ambassador to (2012–2016) Portuguese Ambassador to Italy (2016–2018) | |
9 | Zacarias da Costa | East Timor | July 2021 | Present | East Timorese Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007–2012) |
References
- ^ "CPLP Secretariado Executivo" (in Portuguese). CPLP. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ CPLP – Estatuto do Secretário Executivo