Ana Dias Lourenço
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Ana Afonso Dias Lourenço is an Angola
n politician. Lourenço has been in the Ministry
of Planning since 1997, first as Deputy Minister of Planning from 1997 to 1999 and since 1999 as Minister of Planning. Since September 30, 2006, she has been the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community
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Lourenço was the sixth candidate on the MPLA's national list in the September 2008 parliamentary election. She won a seat in this election, in which the MPLA won an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly
.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n politician. Lourenço has been in the Ministry
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
of Planning since 1997, first as Deputy Minister of Planning from 1997 to 1999 and since 1999 as Minister of Planning. Since September 30, 2006, she has been the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community
Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states...
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Lourenço was the sixth candidate on the MPLA's national list in the September 2008 parliamentary election. She won a seat in this election, in which the MPLA won an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly
National Assembly of Angola
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Angola.The National Assembly is a unicameral body, with 220 members: 130 members elected by proportional representation and 90 members elected by provincial districts. Theoretically, the Assembly sits for a four-year term...
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