Angola's new president appoints members of Cabinet

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-28 00:09:49|Editor: yan
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LUANDA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Angola's new President Joao Lourenco on Wednesday appointed in Luanda the members of his Cabinet.

According to a press release, the Angolan Head of State appointed Edeltrudes Mauricio Fernandes Gaspar da Costa as Minister and director of staff office of the Civil House of the President of the Republic.

Felix de Jesus Cala was appointed for the post of Secretary General of the President of the Republic while Edson Ulisses de Carvalho Alves Barreto was appointed Director of office of the President of the Republic.

Lourenco also nominated Marcy Claudio Lopes for the position of Secretary for Political, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs of the President of the Republic.

He appointed Victor Manuel Rita da Fonseca Lima as Secretary for Diplomatic Affairs and International Cooperation of the President of the Republic while Itiandro Slovan de Salomao Simoes, for the position of Secretary for Legal Affairs of the President of the Republic.

Other newly appointed Cabinet members are Luis Fernando to the post of Secretary for Institutional Communication and Press Affairs of the President of the Republic and Flavio Saraiva de Carvalho da Fonseca, for the position of Secretary for Regional and Local Affairs of the President of Republic.

Lourenco was sworn in Tuesday in Luanda as President of Angola for a five years term.

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