Manuel Homem
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.

 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.

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.

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.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:1979 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Cabinda Province
Category:People from Luanda Province
Category:Angolan politicians
Category:Government ministers of Angola
Category:MPLA politicians
Category:Governors of Luanda