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Social Democratic Party (East Timor)
The Social Democratic Party (''Partido Social Democrata'') is a centrist political party in East Timor. In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 8.2% of the popular vote and 6 out of 88 seats. President of PSD is Minister for Foreign Affairs Zacarias da Costa Zacarias Albano da Costa (born 16 January 1964, in Remexio) is an East Timorese politician and diplomat. On 8 August 2007, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs following the 2007 parliamentary election. Before being appointed as Minister for F ... since 7 December 2008. In the June 2007 parliamentary election, the PSD formed an alliance with the Timorese Social Democratic Association (ASDT), and together they won 15.73% of the vote and 11 seats. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacarias Da Costa
Zacarias Albano da Costa (born 16 January 1964, in Remexio) is an East Timorese politician and diplomat. On 8 August 2007, he became foreign minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs following the 2007 East Timorese parliamentary election, 2007 parliamentary election. Before being appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Minister da Costa was a Member of Parliament and Leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Bench at the Parliament. In addition to his ministerial role, he is currently Chairman of the National Council of the PSD. Professionally, Minister da Costa has worked with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for four years as Inter-Agency Coordinator and Project Administration and Implementation Specialist. He was also a USAID Advisor on Private Sector Development Project and Head of Information Coordination and Monitoring Unit. Prior to the Independence of Timor-Leste, the Minister was a key figure in the CNRT (National Council of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
