Manuel Vong

Manuel Vong
Vong in 2020
Minister for Tourism
In office
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) – 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Prime MinisterMari Alkatiri
Preceded byFrancisco Kalbuadi Lay
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1962-11-07) 7 November 1962 (age 62)
Dili, Portuguese Timor
(now East Timor)

Manuel Florêncio da Canossa Vong (born 7 November 1962), also known as Lito Vong, is an East Timorese university lecturer and politician. In 2017–2018, he was Minister for Tourism in the short-lived VII Constitutional Government of East Timor.

Early life and education

Vong was born in Dili, in the then Portuguese Timor. He comes from a family of farmers, and has five brothers and five sisters. His parents attached great importance to a good school education. From 1969 to 1974, he attended the elementary school of the Catholic Mission, then he went to school in Dili from 1974 to 1975. On 7 December 1975, the Indonesians landed in Dili at the start of their invasion of East Timor, and schooling was suspended.[1][2]

The following year, 1976, Vong returned to his school in Dili; he completed eighth grade in 1977. Until 1981 he attended pre-secondary level schooling, and in 1984 he completed secondary level at St Joseph's High School (Portuguese: Colégio de São José) in Dili.[1][2]

In 1989, Vong was awarded a bachelor's degree in public administration from the Akademi Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri (APDN) in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Three years later, in 1992, he obtained a degree in political science from the Institut Ilmu Pemerintahan in Jakarta.[1][2]

Career

In 1991/1992, Vong served as head of the scholarship program for East Timorese students. Between March 1993 and April 1994, he was Administrator of the then Barique/Natarbora sub-district, and from 1994 to 1998 he served as Administrator of the then Manatuto sub-district. Between 2000 and 2002, he studied for a Master's degree in political science at the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[1][2]

Since 2002, Vong has worked in the School for Tourism and Hospitality at the Dili Institute of Technology [de] (DIT). From 2002, he was a lecturer and Manager of the DIT, from 2007 he was Vice Rector, and from 2009 he served as internal auditor. Since January 2015, he has been Rector of the DIT.[1][2][3]

In 2008, Vong was awarded a diploma from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Between 2010 and 2014, he completed a doctorate in tourism at the Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve in Faro, Portugal.[1][2][3]

On 13 October 2017, President Francisco Guterres appointed Vong as Minister of Tourism in the VII Constitutional Government;[4][5] he was sworn in on 17 October 2017.[2] His term of office as Minister ended upon the formation of the VIII Constitutional Government on 22 June 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Curriculum Vitae: Manuel Vong" (PDF). Timor Diaspora. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Perfil: Manuel Florêncio da Canossa Vong". STL. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Manuel Vong". LinkedIn. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Presidente timorense nomeia quatro últimos membros do Governo" [Timorese President Appoints Last Four Members of Government]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lusa. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ "VII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Transitional Ministerial Administration". Government of Timor-Leste. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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