Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote
Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 2001–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1969 |
Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote (born 1 March 1969) is a
Minister of Defence
from 2003 to 2004.
Career
Tipote was appointed Secretary of State by Prime Minister Caetano N'Tchama in 2000. After his resignation on 19 March 2001, she was appointed Minister of Social Solidarity, Employment and Poverty Control by his successor, Faustino Imbali.[1]
Tipote was appointed Foreign Minister by
swearing in ceremony.[7] She was the first woman to hold the office[8] and served until 10 May 2004.[9][10]
Since 2007, Tipote has worked with the Voz di Paz (Voice of Peace) program, which focuses on giving Guinea-Bissauians a voice in the peacebuilding process.[11]
References
- ^ "Oppostion (sic) against new government in Guinea-Bissau". Afrol News. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "General Assembly Concludes General Debate Dominated by Terrorism, Iraq Issue, Middle East, Africa". United Nations Information Service. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan Meets Guinea Bissau President's Special Envoy Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau's New Cabinet Set up for Early Elections". People's Daily. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Labour minister dismissed". IRIN. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Filomena Mascarenhas: História de uma experiência" (in Portuguese). Interpeace. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ISBN 9781857431834.
- ISBN 9780810880276.
- ISBN 9781857432541.
- ISBN 9780230271326.
- ^ "Filomena Mascarenhas". Interpeace. Retrieved 9 February 2017.