Mozambique political process bulletin Issue 57 - 18 February 2015 Editor: Joseph Hanlon ([email protected]), Deputy Editor: Adriano Nuvunga, Reporter: Luis Nhachote Past issues available on http://bitly.com/mozamb Material may be freely reprinted. Please cite the Bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Published by CIP and AWEPA CIP, Centro de Integridade Pública AWEPA, the European Parliamentarians with Africa Rua B (1335) Nr. 79, Bairro da Coop (CP 3266) Maputo Rua Licenciado Coutinho 77 (CP 2648) Maputo www.cip.org.mz [email protected] Tel: +258 21 418 603, 21 418 608, 21 418 626 Tel: +258 21 41 66 16, 82 300 33 29 Fax: +258 21 41 66 25 Fax: +258 21 418 604 e-mail: [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reshaped government: Who is who & details of changes The new President Filipe Nyusi has made significant changes in the government structure, reducing the number of ministers from 28 to 22. Four pairs of ministries are merged, and the number of ministers in the presidential office is cut from three to one. The mergers are: • Finance with Planning & Development Complete list of ministers, • Mineral Resources with Energy • Tourism with Culture governors and parliamentary • State Administration with Civil Service commissions page 2 A new large Ministry of Land, Environment and Who is who in government Rural Development is created which takes: • The former Ministry for Coordination of page 4 Environmental Actions, • Land and mapping from the former Ministry of • Land, Environment & Rural Development Agriculture, (Terra, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento • Rural development from the former Ministry of Rural) State Administration, and • Sea, Inland Waters & Fishing (Mar, Águas • Conservation from the former Ministry of Interiores e Pescas) Tourism • Higher and professional education is moved out • Gender, Children & Social Action (Género, of the Ministry of Education and returned to the Criança e Acção Social) Ministry of Science and Technology. • State Administration & Civil Service The new ministries, many with longer names (Administração Estatal e Função Pública) setting out more clearly their full functions, are: • Justice & Constitutional and Religious Affairs • Economy & Finance (Economia e Finanças) (Justiça, Assuntos Constitucionais e • Mineral Resources & Energy (Recursos Religiosos) Minerais e Energia) • Public Works, Housing & Water Resources • Education & Human Development (Educação (Obras Públicas, Habitação e Recursos e Desenvolvimento Humano) Hídricos) • Agriculture & Food Security (Agricultura e • Culture and Tourism (Cultura e Turismo) Segurança Alimentar) • Science, Technology & Technical, Professional and Higher Education Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 57 - 18 February 2015 – 1 (Ciência e Tecnologia, Ensino Superior e Five of 22 ministers are women; 7 of 17 vice- Técnico Profissional) ministers are women; and 4 of 11 governors are Seven ministries remains unchanged (but two women. with revised names): • Interior (Interior) • Foreign & Cooperation (Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação) The new government • Defence (Defesa Nacional) • Industry & Commerce (Industria e Comércio) President of Mozambique • Health (Saude) Filipe Jacinto Nyusi • Youth and Sport (Juventude e Desportos) Prime Minister • Veterans’ Affairs (Combatentes) Carlos Agostinho do Rosário The changes from the previous ministries are: Economy & Finance • Ministries of Finance and Planning & Minister - Adriano Maleiane Development merged into a Ministry of Vice-Minister - Amélia Tomás Taime Nakhare Economy & Finance Foreign & Cooperation • Ministries of Mineral Resources and Energy Minister - Oldemiro Júlio Marques Baloi are merged into a new Ministry of Mineral Vice-Minister - Nyeleti Brooke Mondlane Resources & Energy. Interior Minister - Jaime Basílio Monteiro • Ministry of Education becomes Ministry of Education & Human Development, but Vice-Minister - José dos Santos Coimbra higher, technical and professional Defence education moves to an enlarged Ministry of Minister - Atanásio Salvador Ntumuke Science and Technology & Technical, Vice-Minister - Patrício José Professional and Higher Education. Agriculture & Food Security Minister - José Pacheco • Ministry of Science & Technology is expanded Vice-Minister - Luísa Celma Caetano Meque to Ministry of Science, Technology & State Administration & Civil Service Technical, Professional and Higher Minister - Carmelita Rita Namashulua Education. Vice-Minister - Roque Silva Samuel Ministry of Labour renamed Ministry of • Labour, Work & Social Security Labour, Work & Social Security Minister - Vitória Dias Diogo Ministry of Women & Social Action renamed • Vice-Minister - Oswaldo Petersburgo Ministry of Gender, Children & Social Chief of Staff in the President’s Office Action Minister - Adelaide Anchia Amurane, • Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Sea, Inland Waters & Fishing Action expanded to Ministry of Land, Minister - Agostinho Salvador Mondlane Environment & Rural Development Mineral Resources & Energy • Ministry of Agriculture renamed Ministry of Minister - Pedro Conceição Couto Agriculture & Food Security but land and Justice & Constitutional and Religious Affairs mapping moves to Land, Environment & Minister - Abdurremane Lino de Almeida Rural Development. Vice-Minister - Joaquim Veríssimo • Ministries of Culture and Tourism merged, but Health conservation moves to Ministry of Land, Minister - Nazira Karimo Vali Abdula Environment & Rural Development Vice-Minister - Mouzinho Saíde • Ministries of State Administration and Civil Youth & Sport Service merged, but rural development Minister - Alberto Nkutumula moves to Ministry of Land, Environment & Vice-Minister - Ana Flávia João de Azinheira Rural Development Gender, Children & Social Action • Ministry of Fishing renamed Ministry of Sea, Minister - Cidália Manuel Chaúque Oliveira Inland Waters & Fishing Vice-Minister - Lucas Mangrasse • Ministry of Public Works & Housing renamed Education & Human Development Ministry of Public Works, Housing & Water Minister - Luís António Ferrão Resources. Vice-Minister - Armindo Saul Atelela Ngunga • Ministry of Justice renamed Ministry of Justice Industry & Commerce & Constitutional and Religious Affairs Minister - Ernesto Max Elias Tonela The Chief of Staff in the President’s Office Vice-Minister - Omar Mithá (Ministra na Presidência para Assuntos da Casa Transport & Communications Civil) retains ministerial status, but two other posts in Minister - Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita the President's Office with ministerial status are abolished. Mozambique Political Process Bulletin 57 - 18 February 2015 – 2 Land, Environment & Rural Development Specialised commissions Minister - Celso Correia Vice-Minister - Ana Ismael Senda Coani 1. Commission on Constitutional Affairs, Human Culture & Tourism Rights and Legality Minister - Silva Armando Dunduro Chair: Edson Macuacua (Frelimo) Veterans’ Affairs Vice-chair: Manuel Vasconcelos (Frelimo) Minister - Eusébio Lambo Gumbiwa Rapporteur: Isequiel Gusse (Renamo) Vice-Minister - Maria de Fátima Mwanza Vice-rapporteur: Eduardo Namburete (Renamo) Pelembe Science, Technology & Technical, Professional 2. Plan and Budget Commission and Higher Education Chair: Eneas Comiche (Frelimo) Minister - Jorge Penicela Nhambiu Vice-chair: Esperança Bias (Frelimo) Vice-Minister - Leda Hugo Rapporteur: Jose Samo Gudo (Renamo) Public Works, Housing & Water Resources Vice-rapporteur: António Timba (Renamo) Minister - Carlos Bonete Martinho Vice-Minister - João Osvaldo Moisés Machatine 3. Commission on Social Affairs, Gender, Technology and the Media Provincial governors Chair: Conceita Sortane (Frelimo) Niassa - Arlindo da Costa Gonçalo Mazungane Vice-chair: Antónia Charre (Frelimo) Chilundo Rapporteur: Leopoldo Ernesto (Renamo) Cabo Delgado - Celmira Silva Vice-rapporteur: José Nicolau (Renamo) Nampula - Victor Manuel Borges Zambézia - Abdul Razak Noormahomed 4. Commission on Public Administration and Local Tete - Paulo Auade Power Manica - Alberto Ricardo Mondlane Chair: Lucas Chomera (Frelimo) Sofala - Maria Helena Taipo Vice-chair: Rafael Chande (Frelimo) Inhambane - Agostinho Abacar Trinta Rapporteur: Antonio Muchanga (Renamo) Gaza - Stella da Graça Pinto Novo Zeca Vice-rapporteur: Freitas Tiquila (Renamo) Province of Maputo - Raimundo Maico Dioba City of Maputo - Iolanda Maria Pedro Campos 5. Commission on Agriculture, the Economy and the Cintura Environment Chair: Francisco Mucanheia (Frelimo) Parliament Vice-chair: Jaime Neto (Frelimo) Rapporteur: Armando Artur (MDM) Speaker - Verónica Macamo (Frelimo) 1st deputy speaker - António José Amélia (Frelimo) 6. Commission on Defence, Security and Public 2nd deputy speaker - Younusse Amad (Renamo) Order Chair: Jeronimo Malagueta (Renamo) Heads of parliamentary benches: Vice-chair: Vasco Manuel (Renamo) Margarida Talapa (Frelimo) Rapporteur: Antonio Hama Thai (Frelimo) Ivone Soares (Renamo) Vice-rapporteur: Deolinda Chochoma (Frelimo) Lutero Simango (MGM) 7. Commission on International Relations, Permanent Commission (CP) Cooperation and Communities The speaker, two deputy speakers, and three heads Chair: Maria Ines Martins (Renamo) of benches are members of the Permanent Vice-chair: Mohamad Yassine (Renamo) Commission. The other members are Rapporteur: Antonio Niquice (Frelimo) Frelimo: Sérgio Pantie, Alberto Chipande, Mateus Vice-rapporteur: Helena Muando (Frelimo)