Higino Carneiro

Higino Carneiro
Governor of Cuanza Sul
In office
1999–2002
Preceded byRamos da Cruz
Succeeded bySerafim do Prado
Minister of Public Works
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byCastro Van-Dúnem Loy
Succeeded byFernando da Fonseca
Governor of Cuando Cubango
In office
2012–2016
Preceded byEusébio de Brito Teixeira
Succeeded byPedro Mutindi
Governor of Luanda
In office
2016–2017
Preceded byGraciano Domingos
Succeeded byAdriano Mendes de Carvalho
Personal details
Born (1962-07-08) July 8, 1962 (age 62)
Libolo, Cuanza Sul
Political partyPopular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

General Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro (born July 8, 1962) is currently a member of parliament for the MPLA in Angola.[1][2] He is, along with fellow "top generals" João Maria de Sousa, Hélder Vieira Dias, Roberto Leal Monteiro, and Kundi Paihama, one of the military leaders holding top ministerial posts for the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, the political party that has ruled Angola since it gained its independence from Portugal in 1975.[3]

  1. ^ [1] Angola/Cunene: Public works minister guarantees houses for flood victims (reliefweb.int)
  2. ^ [2] "Angola’s Economy Run By Presidential Daughters And Generals", July 2008 (thesouthernafrican.com)
  3. ^ http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=16918 Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today] "Private security companies and a parallel State in Angola" (africafiles.org)</