Verónica Macamo

Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo, born November 13, 1957, is a Mozambican politician who served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique from 2010 to 2020. She is a member of Frelimo and started her career as a politician in Gaza Province as a member of Organization of Mozambican Women and got to the peak of her career when she became the first female president of the Assembly since Mozambique gained independence.[1]

Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
15 January 2020
PresidentFilipe Nyusi
Preceded byJosé Condungua Pacheco
President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
12 January 2010 – 13 January 2020
Preceded byEduardo Mulémbwè
Succeeded byEsperança Bias
Personal details
Born (1957-11-13) 13 November 1957
Political partyFRELIMO

Early life, education and personal life

Veronica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo was born on November 13, 1957, in Bilene, Gaza Province. She is married and has 3 children. Dlovo earned a degree in Law from the Eduardo Mondlane University in 1994. She also took a course in physics and mathematics in the same university.[1]

Work experience and politics

Before becoming the president of the assembly, Dlovo started working for Frelimo even before independence and after Mozambique was independent she worked in many areas for the party. She has been involved in social work working in the Political Commission of the Military Political Preparation in Moamba 1975 to 1977, as the Legal Advisor of Companies since 1994, Councilor for Justice from 2005 to 2007, and as Justice Counselor and Chairman of the Board of the Tourism Fund from 2000 to 2009.[2] She also worked with women's organizations[3][4] working as the Nacional Secretary for Formation of the Organization of Mozambican Women from 1985 to 1989, she was elected the Honorary Member of the Mozambican Women's Organization and Head of the Women's Department at Headquarters of the Central Committee, from 1994 to 1995.[2] As a politician, Dlovo was elected to assembly in 1999 from the Gaza Province. In 1999 she was elected the Vice-President of the National Assembly. In 2004, she was also a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Mozambique.[5][6] She is also Speaker of the Mozambican Parliament since 2010.

Dlovo was elected as the first female president of the Assembly in 2010, with a total votes of 192 out of 194.[7] As the President of the assembly, Dlovo is known for her strong personality. She has given her opinion in topics related to politics in Mozambique[8][9] and played an important role in the creation of laws, including laws concerning teenage marriage and child abuse.

References
  1. Parlamento, Página Oficial do. "Curtas notas biográficas de Verónica Macamo". www.biografia.co.mz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  2. "Presidente". www.parlamento.mz. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  3. "NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO PAÍS: Verónica Macamo reconhece o contínuo esforço da mulher". Jornal Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  4. Macuácua, Amandio Roberto. "Verónica Macamo recebe diploma de honra pela UEM". Jornal Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  5. "List of Members of the Pan African Parliament (as of 15 March 2004)" (PDF). African Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  6. "Parlamento africano lançada ontem em Addis-Abeba". TV Cabo via Maputo.co.nz (in Portuguese). Maputo. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  7. SAPO. "Verónica Macamo eleita presidente e investidos Deputados da Renamo". SAPO Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  8. (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Verónica Macamo: "Ninguém está acima da lei em Moçambique" | DW | 13.10.2017". DW.COM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  9. "Moçambique: Verónica Macamo sublinha que seu país vive num clima de paz". ANGOP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-11-28.

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