Pedro Mutinde
Angolan politician
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Pedro Mutinde (born June 30, 1954) is an Angolan politician.[1][2] He is the current Minister of Hotels and Tourism of Angola, as well as a member of parliament. He is a member of MPLA.[3] Mutindi was born in Mutano, municipality of Ombadija, province of Cunene, in southern Angola.[4][5]
Pedro Mutindi | |
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| Governor of Cuando Cubango | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Higino Carneiro |
| Commissioner/Governor of Cunene | |
| In office 1983–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Major Ary da Costa |
| Succeeded by | António Didalelwa |
| Minister of Hotel and Tourism | |
| In office 2010–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Alicerces Valentim |
| Succeeded by | Paulino Domingos Baptista |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1954 Mutano, Humbe, Cunene Province, Angola |
| Party | MPLA |
| Spouse | Maria da Natividade |
In 1974, at the age of twenty-two, he began his political career in the cell of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in Humbe, of which he learned through the Angola Combatante program. For two years he lived as a refugee in Mucope due to the conflict with the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).[4][6]
In 2018, Mutinde was appointed governor of the province of Cuando Cubango.[4][5]
