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Emilia Pires | |
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East Timor Minister of Finance | |
In office 7 April 2007 – 16 February 2015 | |
President | Taur Matan Ruak |
Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
Preceded by | Madalena Boavida |
Succeeded by | Santina Cardoso |
Personal details | |
Born | Rairobo, East Timor |
Nationality | Timorese |
Alma mater |
La Trobe University University of Melbourne London School of Economics |
Emília Pires was East Timor's Minister of Finance from April 2007 until 16 February 2015. [1] Ms. Pires was sworn in as the Minister of Finance of the V Constitutional Government of East Timor on August 8, 2012 [2] under the leadership of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.
In July 2012, Ms. Pires was appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, to the 26-member High-level Panel of Eminent Persons advising the United Nations on the post 2015 global development agenda. [3]
In 1975, as a teenager, Emilia Pires left East Timor (then Portuguese Timor) for Australia as a refugee, with her parents, brothers and sisters. [4] At the time, she and her family believed they would be able to return after only a few days. However, exile lasted for 24 years before Pires was able to return to East Timor. [5]
Pires began her professional career as a junior public servant in the Victorian Government in her early 20s. She then rose to senior management level. [6]
Before becoming Minister of Finance, Ms. Pires held senior positions with:
Some of Pires' main achievements are:
Emilia Pires led the planning process for the first Timorese National Development Plan and East Timor’s Vision 2020, as well as chairing the UNDP Working Group to produce the first East Timor National Human Development Report. [15]
In July 2012, Pires was appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, to the 26-member High-level Panel of Eminent Persons advising the United Nations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. [3]
The co-chairs of the Panel are the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron. [16]
Her educational qualifications include
Pires has also been invited to act as Keynote Speaker at various high-level forums:
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Emilia Pires | |
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East Timor Minister of Finance | |
In office 7 April 2007 – 16 February 2015 | |
President | Taur Matan Ruak |
Prime Minister | Xanana Gusmão |
Preceded by | Madalena Boavida |
Succeeded by | Santina Cardoso |
Personal details | |
Born | Rairobo, East Timor |
Nationality | Timorese |
Alma mater |
La Trobe University University of Melbourne London School of Economics |
Emília Pires was East Timor's Minister of Finance from April 2007 until 16 February 2015. [1] Ms. Pires was sworn in as the Minister of Finance of the V Constitutional Government of East Timor on August 8, 2012 [2] under the leadership of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.
In July 2012, Ms. Pires was appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, to the 26-member High-level Panel of Eminent Persons advising the United Nations on the post 2015 global development agenda. [3]
In 1975, as a teenager, Emilia Pires left East Timor (then Portuguese Timor) for Australia as a refugee, with her parents, brothers and sisters. [4] At the time, she and her family believed they would be able to return after only a few days. However, exile lasted for 24 years before Pires was able to return to East Timor. [5]
Pires began her professional career as a junior public servant in the Victorian Government in her early 20s. She then rose to senior management level. [6]
Before becoming Minister of Finance, Ms. Pires held senior positions with:
Some of Pires' main achievements are:
Emilia Pires led the planning process for the first Timorese National Development Plan and East Timor’s Vision 2020, as well as chairing the UNDP Working Group to produce the first East Timor National Human Development Report. [15]
In July 2012, Pires was appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, to the 26-member High-level Panel of Eminent Persons advising the United Nations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. [3]
The co-chairs of the Panel are the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron. [16]
Her educational qualifications include
Pires has also been invited to act as Keynote Speaker at various high-level forums:
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