Maria Helena Taipo

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Maria Helena Taipo (born 12 August 1961) is a Mozambican politician who was Minister of Labor for ten years and has been governor of Sofala Province since 2015.

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Early life and education

Taipo was born on 12 August 1961 in Chihilo village, Malema District, Nampula Province. She finished her schooling in 1979 and completed a bachelor's degree in education sciences at the Catholic University of Mozambique in 2000. In 2004, she completed a master's degree in educational management.

Career

Taipo is a member of the Mozambique Liberation Front and was appointed Minister of Labor in 2005 by President Armando Guebuza, [1] and was reappointed after the 2009 election. [2] [3]

After the 2014 presidential election, Filipe Nyusi did not keep Taipo in the cabinet, but on 19 January 2015 appointed her as governor Sofala province. [4] [5] [6] In 2015, during a confrontation between police forces and elements of the Mozambican National Resistance in Beira, Taipo intervened to assure that tensions would not lead to armed conflict.

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  2. ↑ "Mozambique: President Guebuza keeps most ministers". Mozambican News Agency. Africa Files. 17 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Mukuka, Jonathan (19 May 2013). "Draft SADC Protocol on Employment and Labour adopted in Maputo". Lusaka Voice. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mozambique: President Nyusi Appoints Provincial Governors". All Africa. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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