Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Mozambique/República de Moçambique (Female Suffrage 1975)
Independent 1976 from Portugal
Also see Mozambique Heads and
Mozambique Parliament
1975-86 Minister of
Education and Culture Graça Simbini Machel
Also known as Grace Machel, she was a Commander in the Frelimo Freedom Fight/Guerilla
Movement 1968-75, Circa
1994-96 Leader of the African Representation to the UNESCO in Geneve. Widow of
President Machel (1975-86), who was killed in a plane-crash, From 1996 official
companion of, and in 1998 married to President Nelson Mandela of South Africa
(1918-1991-99-) on his 80th birthday. (b. 1945-)
1986-92 Minister of Information Feodata Hunguane
1988 Minister of Health Leonarda Simão
1988-92 Secretary of State for Technical and Professional Education Maria dos
Anjos Rosario
1991-95 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Salomé Milagre Machinassane Moiane
Member of Presidium of Assemblea da Republica since 1997.
1994-97 Minister of Social Action Co-ordination Alcinda Antonio de Abreu
2005-08 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2008 Vice-Minister of Environment
2008-15 Minister of Coordination of
Environmental Action
She was MP 1977-94 and again from 2015, later among others Advisor of the Prime Minister (b. 1953-).
1994-2000 Vice-Minister of Planning and Finance Luísa Días Diogo
2000-05 Minister of Planning and Finance
2004-10 Prime Minister
Head of Department in the Ministry of Finance 1986-89, National Budget Director
1982-89 in Ministry of Planning and Finance, worked in World Bank 1993-94.
Mother of three children. (b. 1958-).
1994-2005 Vice-Minister of Labour Adelaide Anchia Amurane
(b. 1960-)
1994-96-? Vice-Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Rafique Jusob Mahommed
1995-2005 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
Frances Victoria Velho Rodriguez,
Ambassador and Head of various departments within the Foreign Ministry
1980-85 and Ambassador to the
European Communities, Netherlands, Belgium France, Austria and
Greece
1985-95.
(b. 1952-)
1995-2000 Vice-Minister of Justice Açuenca da Costa Xavier Duarte
1995-2002 Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Isidora de Esperança
Faztudo
1999-2005 Vice-Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Esperança Laurinda Francisco
Nhivane Blais
2005-15 Minister of Mineral Resources
Esparanca Blais became an MP in 2015.
2000-05 Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Lídia Maria Ribeiro
Arthur Brito
Professor, university administrator. (b. 1961-)
2000-10 Minister of Women and Social Action Co-ordination Virgília Bernardo Neto
Alexander dos Santos Matabele
Deputy Leader of the Frelimo Bank in the National Assembly 1991-94 and
Parliamentary Leader from 2010. (b. 1952-).
2000-10 Vice-Minister of Health Aida Theodomira Nobreza Libombo
2000-05 Vice-Minister of Education Telmina Manuel Paixão Pinho Pereira
Governor of Maputo Province 2005-10
2005-08 Minister of Justice Esperança Machavela
Former Ambassador to Portugal.
2005-15 Minister of Labour Helena Taipo
Former Director of Labour in the Province of Nampula and
appointed Governor of Sofala in 2015.
2005-10 Minister in the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs Isabel Manuel Nkavandeka
Prominent Frelimo parliamentarian from Cabo Delgado province.
2005-10 Vice-Minister of Education and Culture Antonia da Costa Xavier
She was a highranking official in the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Social
Welfare.
2005-10 Vice-Minister of State Administration
Catarina Kassimo
2005-10 Vice-Minister of Agriculture
Catarina
Pajume Kassimo
2008-10 and 2012-15 Minister of Justice
Maria Benvida Levy
2010-15 Minister of State Administration Carmelita Namashalua
2010-15 Minister of Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare Iolanda
Cintura
Appointed Governor of
Maputo City in 2015.
2010-15 Minister in the Presidency for Parliamentary, Municipal and Provincial Assembly Affairs Adeleaide Amurane
2010-15 Vice-Minister of Coordination of Environmental Action Ana Paula Chichava
2010-15 Vice-Minister of Tourism Rosario Mualeia
2010-15 Vice-Minister of Education Leda Florinda Hugo
2012-15 Minister of Public Service
Vitoria Diogo
MP from 2015.
2012-15 Vice-Minister of Planning and
Development Maria Jose Lucas
2012- Vice-Minister of Health Nazira
Karimo Vali Abdula
2015- Minister of State Administration and the Public Service
Carmelita Rita Namashalua
2015- Minister of Labour, Employment and Social
Security Vitoria Dias Diogo
2015- Minister of Gender, Children and Social
Welfare Cidalia Chauque Oliveira
2015- Minister of Culture and Tourism
Silva Armando Dunduru
2015- Chief of Staff in the President's Office
Adelaide Anchia Amurane
2015- Vice-Minister of Economy and Finance Amelia
Tomas Taime Nakhare
2014- Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Cooperation Nyeleti Brooke Mondlane
2015- Vice-Minister of Science,
Technology, and Higher, Technical and Professional Education Leda Florinda Hugos
2015- Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications Manuela
Joaquim Rebelo
2015- Vice-Minister of Culture and Tourism Ana Comoana
2015- Vice-Minister of Veterans' Affairs Maria de Fatima Mwanza Pelembe
2015- Vice-Minister of Land, Environment and Rural Development Ana Ismael
Senda Coani
2015- Vice-Minister of Youth and Sport Ana Flavia Joao de
Azinheira