Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
| Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Angola | |
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In office 18 February 2010 – 26 September 2012 |
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| President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Vicente |
| 4th Prime Minister of Angola | |
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In office 6 December 2002 – 30 September 2008 |
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| President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Kassoma |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 March 1950 Luanda, Portuguese Angola |
| Political party | MPLA |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Tomé Dias dos Santos |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Agostinho Neto University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 5 March 1950), known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician who was Vice President of Angola from February 2010 to September 2012. He was the Prime Minister of Angola from 2002 to 2008 and President of the National Assembly of Angola from 2008 to 2010. He has again served as President of the National Assembly since 2012.
Piedade is a cousin of President José Eduardo dos Santos. His parents emigrated to Angola from São Tomé and Príncipe. He obtained a BA in Law in 2009 at Agostinho Neto University in Angola.
In 1971, Piedade joined the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Following Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975 he began a career in the People's Police Corps of Angola, becoming a division head in 1978. In 1981 he moved to the Ministry of the Interior, becoming Deputy Minister in 1984. The following year he was elected as a member of the MPLA-Workers' Party congress and given the rank of colonel in the Angolan military. He later became a member of the People's Assembly, beginning a succession of appointments to government ministerial posts.
After having served as Interior Minister since 1999, Piedade was appointed as Prime Minister in November 2002 and took office on December 6, 2002. The office of Prime Minister had previously been unoccupied for three years.
Piadade was the 14th candidate on the MPLA's national list in the September 2008 parliamentary election. In the election, the MPLA won an overwhelming majority, and Piedade was elected to a seat in the National Assembly.
Following the 2008 election, the MPLA Political Bureau chose Piedade to become the President of the National Assembly on September 26, 2008. It also chose Paulo Kassoma to replace Piedade as Prime Minister. On September 30, the newly elected members of the National Assembly met and were sworn in; Piedade was elected as President of the National Assembly on this occasion, receiving 211 votes in favor and three opposed.
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