Iolanda Maria Pedro Campos Cintura Seuane (born 24 October 1972) is a Mozambican

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and politician who served as Minister for Women and Social Affairs from 2010 to 2014 and has been governor of the capital city

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since 2015.

Early life and education

Cintura was born on 24 October 1972 in Vila Pery (now

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. She attended primary school in Beira before moving to Maputo for her secondary schooling. She studied chemistry at

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, graduating in 1999. She also received certificates in fuel management from the

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(1999), energy relations from the

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(2001) and management from the Pedagogical University of Maputo (2007 and 2011).

Career

Cintura is a member of the

Mozambique Liberation Front FRELIMO (; from , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It has governed the country since its independence from Portugal in 1975. Founded in 1962, FRELIMO began as a nationalist movement fighting for the self-determination ...

and held various positions in the Ministry of Energy from 2000 until 2010. On 15 January 2010, she was appointed to the cabinet by

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as Minister for Women and Social Affairs. In this capacity, she made a statement to the

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in New York City in 2012. In April 2013, she hosted the

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's meeting of ministers responsible for gender and women's affairs in Maputo. After the 2014 presidential election,

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did not keep Cintura in the cabinet, but in January 2015 appointed her as governor of Maputo. Cintura has been a member of the National AIDS Council since 2010 and is president of the National Council for the Advancement of Women.

Personal life

Cintura is married to Mário Seuane and has two children.

References

External links

Government biography
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