José Pedro de Morais
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José Pedro de Morais is an Angola
n politician, who served as Minister of Finance
. He held that position from December 2002 to October 2008.
Career: Director, foreign trade, Ministry of Industry, 1977-84; United Nations Development Programme, 1984-87; Director, international cooperation, Ministry of Industry, 1987; Director, economic affairs, Ministry of External Relations, 1989-90; Adcisor, Ministry of Industry, 1990-91; Secretary of State for Construction, 1991-92; Governor, World Bank, 1993; Coordinator, European Fund for Development, 1993; Minister of Planning and Economic Coordination, 1994-1996; Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, 1996 to date; Minister of Finance, 2002-2008
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n politician, who served as Minister of Finance
Finance minister
The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government.A minister of finance has many different jobs in a government. He or she helps form the government budget, stimulate the economy, and control finances...
. He held that position from December 2002 to October 2008.
Career: Director, foreign trade, Ministry of Industry, 1977-84; United Nations Development Programme, 1984-87; Director, international cooperation, Ministry of Industry, 1987; Director, economic affairs, Ministry of External Relations, 1989-90; Adcisor, Ministry of Industry, 1990-91; Secretary of State for Construction, 1991-92; Governor, World Bank, 1993; Coordinator, European Fund for Development, 1993; Minister of Planning and Economic Coordination, 1994-1996; Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, 1996 to date; Minister of Finance, 2002-2008