Edgar Cossa

Board Member Representative of Ministry of Finance

Academic Profile

  • Higher Education –  Law Graduate from the Law faculty of the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), 2010.
  • Under Graduate Studies (Pre-University) - Samora Machel Secondary School, Youth Island, Republic of Cuba, 1977/1980
  • Secondary Education - Noroeste I Secondary School and Josina Machel Secondary School, 1974/1977
  • Primary Education –Munhuana Primary School, Mavalane Primary School and the Chibututuine Catholic Mission, Alvor, Manhica, 1967/1974 

    Professional Experience

    • Officer of the Armed Forces - 1978/1994
    • Head of Central Recruitment and Mobilization Department at the Ministry of National Defence
    • Member of the Assembly of the Republic, IV term, 1994/1999
      Spokesman of the FRELIMO bench
    • Rapporteur of the Committee on Defence and Public Order
    • Member of the Assembly of the Republic, V term, 1999/2004
    • Rapporteur of Frelimo
    • Alternate member of the Standing Committee
    • General Secretary – AAS- Cuba (Association of Friends and Supporters of Cuba), 1997/2002
    • Vice-President of Cuba - AAS ( Association of Friends and Supporters of Cuba), 2001/2011
    • Chairman of the General Assembly of ARCOSUL (Association of South of the Save Retailers  of Fuels and Lubricants)
    • Secretary for Administration and Finance of the Maputo city Committee, 2006
    • Board Member Representing the Finance Ministry in EDM, EP, 2007
    • Legal Expert at IPAJ, 2010

    Courses and Qualifications

    • Course on theory, methodology and legislative drafting techniques, UEM/AWEPA 1996
    • Course on civil - military relations, Naval Academy of California, USA, 1996
    • Travel PR and spokesman of the Government, Maputo, 1999
    • Course on Democracy and Good Governance, Japan, 2000
    • I Introductory course on corporate governance , IGEPE / IBGC , March, 2010
    • II Advanced course on corporate governance, IGEPE / IBGC , June, 2010
    • III Course on strategic risk management, IGEPE / IBGC , Dec ., 2010

    Shortcuts