José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos
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José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos is an Angola
n politician. He is currently the Minister of Petroleum.
Vasconcelos was Minister of Petroleum from 1999 to 2002. In the latter year he was replaced as Minister of Petroleum by Desiderio Costa
and was instead appointed as Minister of Energy and Water.
Following the September 2008 parliamentary election
, Vasconcelos was again appointed as Minister of Petroleum on 1 October 2008.
He was designated as President of the OPEC for 2009.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n politician. He is currently the Minister of Petroleum.
Vasconcelos was Minister of Petroleum from 1999 to 2002. In the latter year he was replaced as Minister of Petroleum by Desiderio Costa
Desiderio Costa
Desiderio da Graça Verissimo e Costa is an Angolan politician who was Minister of Petroleum from 2002 to 2008.As Minister of Petroleum, Costa visited the China, Cuba, Venezuela, the United States and others, due to his country's expanding petroleum industry. He was the 2005-2006 chairman of the...
and was instead appointed as Minister of Energy and Water.
Following the September 2008 parliamentary election
Angolan legislative election, 2008
A legislative election was held in Angola on September 5 and September 6, 2008, as announced by President José Eduardo dos Santos on December 27, 2007. The 220 seats in the National Assembly were at stake. The 2008 election was the first election in Angola since 1992;...
, Vasconcelos was again appointed as Minister of Petroleum on 1 October 2008.
He was designated as President of the OPEC for 2009.