Josefa José

José was born on 30 July 1961. She gained a BA in sociology.^[1]

From 1994 to 2006, José was Provincial Director of the Promotion of Families and Women in Bengo Province.^[1] In 2003, she was elected to the Central Committee of the MPLA.^[2]

From 2006 to 2011 José was District Administrator for Dande, a municipality in Bengo Province.^[1] In 2006 she visited Katanga, a village near Dande, to encourage public health initiatives aimed at combating malaria, diarrhea and polio.^[3] In 2007, she was elected First Secretary of the MPLA Municipal Committee in Dembo.^[1]

José was elected to the National Assembly in the 2012 Angolan general election.^[1] In 2013, as MP for Bengo, she called on parents to encourage children to attend school.^[4]