Joana Rosa
Joana Rosa | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice, Cape Verde | |
| Assumed office May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Ulisses Correia e Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nossa Senhora da Luz, Maio, Cape Verde |
| Political party | Movement for Democracy (MfD) |
| Alma mater | Fluminense Federal University, Brazil; University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| Occupation | Politician |
Joana Gomes Rosa Amado, better known as Joana Rosa, is the present minister of justice of Cape Verde, being appointed in May 2021. Prior to that she was a parliamentary leader of the majority Movement for Democracy party.
Early life and education
[edit]Rosa was born in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, on the island of Maio, where she completed her primary education. She attended secondary school in the country's capital of Praia. She obtained a law degree from the Fluminense Federal University in Niterói, Brazil and followed this with a postgraduate degree in banking law from the Institute of Legal Cooperation of the University of Lisbon. She took a course in administration at the National Administration School (CENFA) in Guinea-Bissau, and obtained a master's degree in governance and administration from the National Institute of Administration in Lisbon.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Rosa initially worked as a lawyer and a legal advisor. In 1994 and 1995 she was director of the cabinet of the minister of agriculture. In 1995, she became the first woman to run for mayor in Cape Verde. While not succeeding to be elected in Maio, she was elected president of the island of São Vicente for two terms. She was elected as a deputy in the Cape Verdean parliament for the first time in 2006 and since then she has held several positions in the parliament. She was vice-president of the 2010 Constitutional Review Commission and of the Legal Affairs Committee. In 2020 she was elected as leader of the majority Movement for Democracy Party (MfD) in parliament, winning 28 of the 34 votes cast, having previously served as vice-president. She was appointed as the country's minister of justice in May 2021, following the 2021 parliamentary elections.[2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Curriculum (síntese) de Joana Rosa". O Pais, CV. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Sobre Nós". Ministry of Justice Cape Verde. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Oficial. Joana Rosa é líder parlamentar do MpD". O Pais, CV. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Joana Rosa eleita nova líder parlamentar do MpD". Expresso das Ilhas. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Magalhães, Chissana (30 March 2019). "Joana Rosa. "Mesmo antes de militar, disponibilizei-me para a política"". Expresso das Ilhas. Retrieved 16 December 2024.