Paulo Zucula (born 1955) is a Mozambican politician and Mozambique's Minister of Transportation and Communication since March 2008.
Paulo Zucula | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transport and Communication | |
| Assumed office March 11, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Munguambe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 |
| Nationality | Mozambican |
Biography
editEarly life
editBorn in 1955, Zucula studied agronomy at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, where he completed a B.Sc. degree. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, receiving a M.Sc. degree.[1]
Career
editFrom 1990 to 1992, Zucula served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture for President Joaquim Chissano.[1][2] Thereafter, from 1993 to 1995, he was a National Programme Manager for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[1] In 2001, he became coordinator of the Regional Spatial Development Initiative of the Development Bank of Southern Africa.[1] From 2004 to 2005, he held the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Community Development (Portuguese: Fundação Para o Desenvolvimento Comunitário).[1]
Zucula re-entered public service in December 2006, becoming director of the National Disasters Management Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades, INGC), Mozambique's disaster management agency.[1][2] He was "widely praised" for his handling of the 2007 Mozambican flood and for his leadership of the INGC,[3] with one "senior [United Nations] official" describing him as "the most effective director in this position that I have come across in 25 years of disaster management anywhere in the world".[4] He was appointed Minister of Transport and Communication by Armando Guebuza on March 11, 2008,[5][6] succeeding Antonio Munguambe. Zucula's appointment came as part of a cabinet reshuffle that also involved the replacement of foreign minister Alcinda Abreu and justice minister Esperança Machavela.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Paulo Zucula, National Disaster Management Institute, Mozambique". Conference – Participants. Food Aid 2007, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ a b "Maria Benvida Levy (Mozambique)". Who's Who From Mozambique. African Development Information Services. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Mozambique: Guebuza Reshuffles Government". AllAfrica.com. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Foley, Conor (2007-05-31). "Preparation is everything". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "Le gouvernement du Mozambique" (in French). International Francophone Press Union. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Armando Emilio Guebuza renouvelle son équipe". Afrik'Expression (in French). 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-08-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Moz president 'does it again'". Independent Online. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-08-28.