Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote (born 1 March 1969) is a Guinea-Bissauian politician who served as

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

from 2001 to 2002 and

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

from 2003 to 2004.

Career

Tipote was appointed Secretary of State by Prime Minister Caetano N'Tchama in 2000. After his resignation on 19 March 2001, she was appointed Minister of Social Solidarity, Employment and Poverty Control by his successor,

Faustino Imbali Faustino Fudut Imbali (born 1 May 1956)Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, p229 is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 21 March 2001 to 9 Dec ...

. Tipote was appointed Foreign Minister by

Alamara Nhassé ''This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ntchia and the second or paternal family name is Nhassé.'' Alamara Ntchia Nhassé (born 2 June 1957) is a Bissau-Guinean politician, who was Prime Minister from 9 D ...

on 9 December 2001, representing Guinea-Bissau at the

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, and serving in that role until 17 November 2002. On that date, she was appointed Minister of Public Administration, Public Works, Labor and Employment under Mário Pires, but she was dismissed from that role by President

Kumba Ialá Kumba Ialá Embaló, also spelled Yalá (15 March 1953 – 4 April 2014), was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was president from 17 February 2000 until he was deposed in a bloodless military coup on 14 September 2003. He belonged to the Balant ...

in January 2003, with no reason given. With another change of government, Tipote was appointed Minister of Defence by

Artur Sanhá ''This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Artur and the second or paternal family name is Sanhá.'' António Artur Sanhá (born 1965) is a Bissau-Guinean politician. He was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau ...

on 28 September 2003, despite having no military experience. The military leadership did not attend her swearing in ceremony. She was the first woman to hold the office and served until 10 May 2004. Since 2007, Tipote has worked with the Voz di Paz (Voice of Peace) program, which focuses on giving Guinea-Bissauians a voice in the peacebuilding process.

References

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