Maria da Paixão da Costa | |
|---|---|
 Maria da Paixão da Costa in 2019 | |
| East Timor Ambassador to Portugal | |
| In office 2014–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Natália Carrascalão |
| Succeeded by | Isabel Amaral Guterres |
| Deputy in the National Parliament | |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Constituency | Aileu Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1960 Remexio, Aileu Municipality, East Timor |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Maria da Paixão de Jesus da Costa (born April 2, 1960) is a politician and diplomat from East Timor. She is a member of the Partido Social Democrata (PSD) and was vice president of the party.[1]
Biography
Costa was born in Remexio in Aileu Municipality. She completed a degree in political science at the National University of East Timor.[1] During the United Nations administration of East Timor, she was district administrator for her home district of Aileu.[2][3] She then served as a deputy in the National Parliament in the first and second legislatures, from 2002 to 2012.[1]
From 2014 to 2020, she was East Timor's ambassador to Portugal.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Maria Paixão da Costa". Parlamento Nacional de Timor-Leste (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ↑ "UNTAET Daily Briefing 29 Sep 2000 - Timor-Leste". ReliefWeb. 2000-09-29. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "Dili, 29 September 2000". peacekeeping.un.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "Embaixada de Timor-Leste em Lisboa - Embaixadas e Consulados". 2014-05-31. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ Tocha, Cátia (2020-01-21). "Timor-Leste: Oito novos embaixadores tomam posse no final de janeiro" [Timor-Leste: Eight new ambassadors take office at the end of January]. e-Global (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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