Maria Benvinda Levy | |
Office: | 16th Prime Minister of Mozambique |
President: | Daniel Chapo |
Term Start: | 15 January 2025 |
Predecessor: | Adriano Maleiane |
Office1: | Minister of Justice |
Term Start1: | March 11, 2008 |
Term End1: | 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Esperança Machavela |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1969 |
Nationality: | Mozambican |
Maria Benvinda Levy is a Mozambican politician and former judge who has most recently been appointed prime minister by president Daniel Chapo.[1]
Benvinda Levy was appointed Minister of Justice[2] by President Armando Guebuza on March 11, 2008,[3] [4] succeeding Esperança Machavela, a jurist and former ambassador to Portugal. Benvinda Levy's appointment came as part of a cabinet shuffle that also involved the replacement of foreign minister Alcinda Abreu and transport minister António Munguambe.[5]
Prior to her appointment, Benvinda Levy directed the Legal and Judicial Training Centre (pt|Centro de Formação Jurídica e Judiciária) and had served as a judge on the Maputo City Court.[6]