Mozambique: Nyusi names new government – By Joseph Hanlon

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Mozambique: Nyusi names new government – By Joseph Hanlon

8:25 CAT | 20 Jan 2020

Photo: O País

Most of President Nyusi’s new government was named late today, with few new faces. Three key people retain their posts – Carlos Rosario as Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane as Economy and Finance Minister, and Celso Correia (one of Nyusi’s most trusted advisors) as Agriculture and Development Minister (dropping environment and taking on agriculture in a restructuring of two ministries).

Four other ministers remain in government. Max Elias Tonela remains Minerals Minister while João Osvaldo Machatine, named to Public Works less than a year ago, remains in post. Two change posts: Carmelita Rita Namashulua moves from State Administration to Education and Carlos Mesquita moves from Transport to Industry.
The two former top people in parliament, speaker Veronica Macamo and party bench head Margarida Talapa become Foreign and Labour ministers.

Two unsuccessful Frelimo candidates for mayor of Beira join the government.

Appointed so far are:

Prime Minister – Primeiro-Ministro: Carlos Agostino do Rosario (unchanged)

Economy and Finance – Ministro de Economia e Financas: Adriano Afonso Maleiane (unchanged)

Agriculture and Development – Ministro da Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural: Celso Ismael Correia

Land and Environment – Ministra da Terra e Ambiente: Ivete Maibase (was national director of environment)
These are a reshaping of Land, Environment and Development (Ministro da Terra, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Rural) where Correia was Minister, and Agriculture and Food Security – Ministerio da Agricultura e Seguranca Alimentar

Foreign – Ministro dos Negocios Estrangeiros e Cooperacao: Veronica Macamo (Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo), was speaker of parliament

Labour and Social Security – Ministra do Trabalho, Emprego e Seguranca Social: Margarida Adamugy Talapa (head of the Frelimo parliamentary bench)

Defence – Ministro da Defesa Nacional: Jaime Bessa Augusto Neto (MP from Sofala and vice president of parliamentary agriculture commission; unsuccessful Frelimo candidate for mayor of Beira in 2013; did thesis on solid waste disposal in Beira)

Interior – Ministro do Interior: Amade Miquidade Deputy Director General of the security services, SISE)

Sea, Inland Water, and Fish – Ministra do Mar, Aguas Interiores e Pescas: Augusta de Fatima Charifo Maita (Directo-General of the Instituto Nacional de Gestao de Calamidades (INGC) and unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Beira in 2018).

Minerals and Energy – Ministro dos Recursos Minerais e Energia: Ernesto Max Elias Tonela (unchanged)

Justice and Constitutional and Religious Affairs – Ministra da Justica, Assuntos Constitucionais e Religiosos: Helena Mateus Kida (Vice-Ministra do Interior)

Health – Ministro da Saude: Armindo Daniel Tiago (Vice-Reitor para a Administracao e Recursos, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane; Medico Especialista em Endocrinologia)

Education and Human Development – Ministra da Educacao e Desenvolvimento Humano: Carmelita Rita Namashulua (Ministra da Administracao Estatal e Funcao Publica)

Industry and Commerce: Ministro da Industria e Comercio: Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita (Ministro dos Transportes e Comunicacoes)

Transport and Communication – Ministro dos Transportes e Comunicacoes: Janfar Abdulai

Science, Technology, Higher Education – Ministro da Ciencia e Tecnologia, Ensino Superior e Tecnico Profissional: Gabriel Ismael Salimo (Mathematics lecturer at UEM: PhD in Informatics from Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto.)

Public Works and Water Resources – Ministro das Obras Publicas e Recursos Hidricos: João Osvaldo Machatine (unchanged; named minister March 2019; Housing – Habitacao – removed from Ministry)

Culture and Tourism – Ministra da Cultura e Turismo: Eldevina “Kika” Materula (professional oboe player and driving spirit behind the highly praised Xiquitsi youth orchestra)

Newgovt — *Photo: Presidente Filipe Nyusi @NyusiConfioemti /Facebook*

Unfilled posts – all deputy ministers and

Ministro dos Combatentes

Ministro da Administracao Estatal e Funcao Publica

Ministro na Presidencia para os Assuntos da Casa Civil

Ministro da Juventude e Desportos

Ministro do Genero, Crianca e Accao Social

Key parliamentary positions have also been filled:

Speaker of parliament: Esperanca Bias (Minister of Mineral Resources until 2015, then took up her seat in parliament and since 2018 has chaired the Plan and Budget Commission)

Head of Frelimo bench: Sergio Pantie (deputy to Margarida Talapa, leaving to become Labour Minister). Deputy head will be Lucinda Malema.

Head of Renamo bench: Viana Magalhaes (head of Renamo President Momade’s office).

By Joseph Hanlon

Source: News reports & clippings