Paulo Zucula

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Paulo Zucula (born 1955) is a Mozambican politician and Mozambique's Minister of Transportation and Communication since March 2008.

Biography

Early life

Born in 1955, Zucula studied agronomy at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, where he completed a B.Sc. degree. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, receiving a M.Sc. degree.cite web
url = http://www.foodaid2007.de/en/conference/participants/zucula
title = Paulo Zucula, National Disaster Management Institute, Mozambique
accessdate = 2008-08-28
work = Conference – Participants
publisher = Food Aid 2007, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development ]

Career

From 1990 to 1992, Zucula served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture for President Joaquim Chissano.cite web
url = http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/peo/peo_45531.html
title = Maria Benvida Levy (Mozambique)
accessdate = 2008-08-28
date = 2008-04-03
work = Who's Who From Mozambique
publisher = African Development Information Services ] Thereafter, from 1993 to 1995, he was a National Programme Manager for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In 2001, he became coordinator of the Regional Spatial Development Initiative of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. From 2004 to 2005, he held the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Community Development ( _pt. Fundação Para o Desenvolvimento Comunitário).

Zucula re-entered public service in December 2006, becoming director of the National Disasters Management Institute ( _pt. Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades, INGC), Mozambique's disaster management agency. He was "widely praised" for his handling of the 2007 Mozambican flood and for his leadership of the INGC,cite news
title = Mozambique: Guebuza Reshuffles Government
url = http://allafrica.com/stories/200803110962.html
work = AllAfrica.com
date = 2008-03-11
accessdate = 2008-08-27 ] with one "senior [United Nations] official" describing him as "the most effective director in this position that I have come across in 25 years of disaster management anywhere in the world". [cite news
first = Conor
last = Foley
title = Preparation is everything
url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/may/31/preparationiseverything
work = The Guardian
publisher = Guardian Media Group
date = 2007-05-31
accessdate = 2008-09-01 ] He was appointed Minister of Transport and Communication by Armando Guebuza on March 11, 2008, [cite web
url = http://www.presse-francophone.org/francophonie/francophonie_gouvernements_mozambique.htm
title = Le gouvernement du Mozambique
accessdate = 2008-08-28
publisher = International Francophone Press Union
language = French ] [cite news
title = Armando Emilio Guebuza renouvelle son équipe
url = http://afrikexpression.com/spip.php?article96
work = Afrik'Expression
date = 2008-03-12
accessdate = 2008-08-28
language = French ] succeeding Antonio Munguambe. Zucula's appointment came as part of a cabinet reshuffle that also involved the replacement of foreign minister Alcinda Abreu and justice minister Esperança Machavela. [cite news
title = Moz president 'does it again'
url = http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=nw20080311111226510C665649
work = Independent Online
date = 2008-03-11
accessdate = 2008-08-28 ]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Mozambican politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 1955
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