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Luísa Dias Diogo was a Mozambican economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Mozambique from 2004 to 2010. She also served as Minister of Planning and Finance between 2000 and 2005. Diogo was the first female prime minister of Mozambique and her term in office was notable for the economic reforms that brought financial stability to the country and women empowerment.
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politics · Prime Minister of Mozambique from 2004 to 2010 · economist · politician · minister · also Luísa Diogo, Luísa Dias Diogo, Diogo
Born 11 April 1958 · Died 16 January 2026 · Q236020
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RTP: Morreu Luísa Diogo primeira mulher a ocupar cargo de PM em Moçambique
Died 2026-01-16.
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Published “New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias” in Nature Genetics — cited 2,340 times.
Published “Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>” in The Astrophysical Journal Letters — cited 3,678 times.
Diogo was appointed by Erik Solheim, the Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee, to serve on the High Level Panel on the Future of the Development Assistance Committee under the leadership of Mary Robinson
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Published “Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery” in Nature — cited 2,197 times.
A debate arose regarding her nationality, as she had allegedly lost her Mozambican nationality by marrying a Portuguese citizen
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Appointed Diogo to co-chair – alongside Shaukat Aziz and Jens Stoltenberg – a High-level Panel on United Nations Systemwide Coherence, which was set up to explore how the United Nations system could work more coherently
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Awarded Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 2nd class (2005).
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Awarded Time 100 (2004).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010).
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Diogo to the United Nations Commission on the Private Sector and Development, which was co-chaired by Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada and President Ernesto Zedil
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Career landmark: Minister of Economy and Finances of Mozambique (2000–2005).
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Career landmark: Minister of Planning and Finance of Mozambique (2000–2004).
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President Joaquim Chissano appointed Diogo as Deputy Minister of Finance, an office in which she drafted and executed government's development plan
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Studied at SOAS, University of London, Master of Economics (1992).
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And a master's degree in financial economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London in 1992
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Studied at Eduardo Mondlane University, Bachelor of Economics (1983).
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And in 1984 she became deputy head of the department
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Born 1958-04-11.
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