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Ana Pessoa Pinto
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| 3rd Minister of Justice | |
| In office 20 September 2001 – 19 March 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Gita Honwana-Welch |
| Succeeded by | Domingos Maria Sarmento |
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| Born |
Ana Maria Pessoa Pereira da Silva Pinto
5 January 1956 Bobonaro, Portuguese Timor |
| Political party | Fretilin |
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| Children | Loro Horta |
| Occupation | Politician of East Timor |
Ana Maria Pessoa Pereira da Silva Pinto, born on January 5, 1956, is an important politician from East Timor. She has held many significant jobs in her country's government. This includes being the top lawyer, known as the prosecutor general. She is a member of the FRETILIN political party.
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Ana Pessoa's Path to Leadership
Early Steps for Independence
Ana Pessoa was very involved in the fight for East Timor's independence. This was while she was studying law at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique during the 1980s. After her studies, she worked as the Director of National Investigations and Legislation in Mozambique. She held this role from 1990 to 2000.
Serving Her Country
From 1999 to 2002, during the time the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) helped govern East Timor, Ana Pessoa was a Cabinet Member for the Interior. This meant she helped manage important internal affairs.
She then joined the Second Transitional Government as the Minister of Justice. She served in this role until 2003. As Minister of Justice, she was in charge of the country's legal system. After that, she became the Minister of State Administration until 2007. In this job, she helped manage how the government worked.
After the parliamentary elections on June 30, 2007, she returned to the National Parliament. She served as a representative for the FRETILIN party.
On March 27, 2009, Ana Pessoa became the new Attorney General. This is a very important legal position. She later retired from politics and now lives in Dili, the capital city.
Personal Life and Family
Ana Pessoa is also known as Ana Pessoa. Her family comes from the western town of Maliana.
She was previously married to José Ramos-Horta, who is the current president of East Timor. They have a son named Loro Horta, who was born in 1977. Loro Horta is a diplomat for East Timor. Ana Pessoa also has three other children from a second marriage.
On May 19, 2012, Ana Pessoa received a special award called the Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste. This award recognized her important contributions to her country.
