Manuel Homem
{{Short description|Angolan politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Manuel Homem
|image = ManuelHomem22.jpg
|caption =
|office = Governor of Luanda Province
|term_start = 16 September 2022
|term_end =
|predecessor = Joana Lina
Ana Paula de Carvalho
|successor =
|office2 = Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology, and Social Communication of Angola
|term_start2 = 2020
|term_end2 = 2022
|predecessor2 =
|successor2 = Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira
|birth_name = Manuel Gomes da Conceição Homem
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|24|df=y}}
|birth_place = Cabinda, Angola
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = MPLA
|spouse =
|children =
|occupation = Information engineer, politician
|alma_mater = Private University of Angola
}}
Manuel Gomes da Conceição Homem (born 24 November 1979) is an Angolan engineer and politician. He has been, since September 2022, the provincial governor of Luanda. He is also the 1st Provincial Secretary of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in Luanda and a member of the 8th Politburo. He had served as the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology, and Social Communication prior to that.{{Cite web |title=Ministério das Telecomunicações e Tecnologias de Informação - Titular da pasta |url=http://www.mtti.gov.ao/Institucionais/Perfil.aspx |access-date=29 August 2024|publisher=Ministério das Telecomunicações e Tecnologias de Informação}}
Biography
Homem attended primary school in Cacongo, in his home province of Cabinda, and secondary school in the province of Luanda at the Instituto Médio Normal de Educação "Garcia Neto", specializing in biochemistry. He completed a course in information engineering from the Private University of Angola (UPRA). Afterwards, he completed a master's degree in information systems and project management from the Open University of Lisbon.{{Cite web|url=https://governo.gov.ao/biografia/governador/manuel-gomes-da-concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o-homem|title=Governador - Biografia de Manuel Gomes Da Conceição Homem|access-date=2023-09-23|website=governo.gov.ao}}
In 1996, he became a member of the Youth of MPLA (JMPLA), the youth wing of the MPLA, and was a member of their National Committee from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the 8th Politburo of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola.{{cite web | url = https://angolantimes.com/2021/12/12/mass-act-marks-the-closing-of-the-congress-and-mpla-anniversary/ | title = Mass act marks the closing of the Congress and MPLA anniversary | date = 12 December 2021 | accessdate = 28 August 2024 | archive-date = 14 December 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211214130323/https://angolantimes.com/2021/12/12/mass-act-marks-the-closing-of-the-congress-and-mpla-anniversary/ }}
Homem was the General Director of the National Institute of Growth of the Information Society (INFOSI). He was also the State Secretary for Information Technology. In March 2020, he assumed office as the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology, and Social Communication. While minister, he attended the reburial ceremony of Jacob Caetano, a rebel leader during the Angolan War of Independence and Angolan Civil War.[https://www.voaportugues.com/a/angola-ossadas-de-nito-alves-monstro-imortal-sianouk-e-ilidio-ramalhete-entregues-%C3%A0s-fam%C3%ADlias/6608707.html Angola: Ossadas de Nito Alves, “Monstro Imortal”, “Sianouk” e Ilídio Ramalhete entregues às famílias]. VOA Português. 8 June 2022. In 2022, he was elected the first Party Provincial Secretary in Luanda. In September 2022, he assumed office as the Provincial Governor of Luanda.
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Category:People from Cabinda Province