José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos

José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos is an Angolan politician. He was the Minister of Petroleum.^[3]

José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos
José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos
Minister of Petroleum
In office 2008–?
President	José Eduardo dos Santos
Prime Minister	Paulo Kassoma
Minister of Energy and Water[1]
In office 2002–2008
President	José Eduardo dos Santos
Prime Minister	Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
Minister of Petroleum[1]
In office 1999–2002
President	José Eduardo dos Santos
Personal details
Born	(1950-03-24) March 24, 1950 (age 75) Malange, Angola[2]
Education	Industrial Institute of Luanda

Career

Vasconcelos was Minister of Petroleum from 1999 to 2002. In the latter year, he was replaced as Minister of Petroleum by Desiderio Costa and was instead appointed as Minister of Energy and Water.

Following the September 2008 parliamentary election, Vasconcelos was again appointed as Minister of Petroleum on October 1, 2008.^[4] He was designated as President of the OPEC for 2009.