Salvador Namburete, Minister of Energy, Mozambique

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Born in the southern province of Inhambane, Mr. Namburete speaks Chitswa, Bitonga, Portuguee, English and French. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique where he later taught International Economics. He has a Masters Degree in International Trade and Finance from Lancaster University, and another one in Corporate Finance from the American University in Washington, DC. Mr. Namburete was appointed Minister of Energy following the general and presidential elections in Mozambique in 2004. At time of his appointment he was serving as Deputy-Minister of Industry and Trade, after having served as Economic Counsellor and Charge d’Affaires in the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva. Mr. Namburete has held various positions in public service including Trade Director for the Northern Region of Mozambique, Deputy National Director of Economics, National Director of External Trade, Economic Counsellor in the Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique in Washington, DC, and to the United Nations in New York. From 1989 until 1996 he held a seat on the Customs Higher Technical Council as well as in the General Council for the Mozambican Institute for Export Promotion. He was also Governor of the Common Fund for Commodities for Mozambique In addition, he has sat on the boards of a number of private companies in his country.