Luísa Diogo

Luísa Diogo
3rd Prime Minister of Mozambique
In office
17 February 2004 – 16 January 2010
PresidentJoaquim Chissano
Armando Guebuza
Preceded byPascoal Mocumbi
Succeeded byAires Ali
Personal details
Born(1958-04-11)11 April 1958
Magoé, Mozambique
Died16 January 2026(2026-01-16) (aged 67)
Political partyFRELIMO
Alma materEduardo Mondlane University
University of London

Luísa Dias Diogo (11 April 1958 – 16 January 2026) was a Mozambican politician. He was Prime Minister of Mozambique from February 2004 to January 2010. She replaced Pascoal Mocumbi. She was the first female Prime Minister of Mozambique. Diogo represents the party FRELIMO.

Diogo died on 16 January 2026 at the age of 67.

References

  1. ↑ Mateus Chale, "Guebuza names cabinet to fight poverty", Reuters (IOL), 4 February 2005.
  2. ↑ Skard, Torild (2014), "Luisa Diogo", in Women of Power - half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0.
  3. ↑ "Perdeu a vida Luísa Diogo". Folha de Maputo. 16 January 2026. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.