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| Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos | |
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| In office 6 December 2002 – 30 September 2008 |
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| President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Preceded by | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1996 – 1999) |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Kassoma |
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| Born | 5 March 1950 Luanda, Angola (then a colony of Portugal) |
| Political party | MPLA |
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born March 5, 1950), known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician. He was the Prime Minister of Angola from 2002 to 2008 and has been President of the National Assembly of Angola since 2008.
Background
Santos is related to Jose Eduardo dos Santos by blood (cousin), also a son of immigrants from St Tome & Prince. He has obtained a BA in Law in 2009 at Agostinho Neto University. He became a member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in 1971. Following Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975 he began a career in the People's Police Corps of Angola, becoming a division head in 1978. In 1981 he moved to the Ministry of the Interior, becoming Deputy Minister in 1984. The following year he was elected as a member of the MPLA-Workers' party congress and given the rank of colonel in the Angolan military. He later became a member of the People's Assembly, beginning a succession of appointments to government ministerial posts.
Piedade was appointed as Prime Minister in November 2002 and took office on December 6, 2002, filling an office which had been unoccupied since 1999. He had previously been Interior Minister.
He was the 14th candidate on the MPLA's national list in the September 2008 parliamentary election.[1][2] In the election, the MPLA won an overwhelming majority, and Piedade was elected to a seat in the National Assembly.[2]
Following the 2008 election, the MPLA Political Bureau chose Piedade to become the President of the National Assembly on September 26, 2008. It also chose Paulo Kassoma to replace Piedade as Prime Minister.[3][4] On September 30, the newly-elected members of the National Assembly met and were sworn in; Piedade was elected as President of the National Assembly on this occasion, receiving 211 votes in favor and three opposed.[5]
On January 21, 2010, the National Assembly approved a new constitution that would increase presidential powers, eliminate the office of Prime Minister, and eliminate popular elections for the office of President. Piedade described the National Assembly's adoption of the constitution as a "historic moment".[6]
References
- ^ "Eleições: Lista integral dos candidatos do MPLA, antigo PM Marcolino Moco fora, nova cara Akwá", Angola Xyami, July 5, 2008 (Portuguese).
- ^ a b List of deputies elected in the 2008 election, CNE website (Portuguese).
- ^ "MPLA indica Fernando da Piedade para presidente da Assembleia Nacional", Angola Press, September 26, 2008 (Portuguese).
- ^ "Angola: Paulo Kassoma confirmado como primeiro-ministro do próximo governo angolano", Lusa, 26 September 2008 (Portuguese).
- ^ "Eleito novo presidente da Assembleia Nacional", AngolaPress, September 30, 2008 (Portuguese).
- ^ Henrique Almeida, "Angolan president seen stronger in new constitution", Reuters, January 21, 2010.
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