The new position was justified in a presidential legislative decree, dated June 26, with "the need to adapt the structure of the auxiliary bodies of the President of the Republic to meet, with greater effectiveness and efficiency, the tasks assigned to the executive in the field of protecting strategic objectives of the State".
The diploma, consulted by Lusa, is silent on the description of the functions of the new Secretary of State who will be under the responsibility of the Ministry of National Defense, Former Combatants and Veterans of the Fatherland, which was already assisted by the Secretary of State for National Defense, secretary of State for Military Industry and Secretary of State for Former Combatants and Veterans of the Nation.
The Organization and Functioning Regime of the Auxiliary Bodies of the President of the Republic is enshrined in Presidential Legislative Decree no. 9/22 of 16 September, which establishes that these, including ministerial departments, provide assistance, advice and direct technical support to the head of the executive.
Lúcio Amaral was until now, according to a note from the presidency's press services, Secretary of State for Social Action.
Before his government experience, Lúcio Amaral, born in Bailundo, Huambo province, in 1956 and graduated in Military Sciences at the Academy of Armored Troops, in Moscow, former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) held military positions, including commander of the Army and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army.
The President, João Lourenço, also replaced his Secretaries of State for Youth and Sports, who are now exercised by Danila Bragança and Paulo Rodrigues da Silva, respectively, according to the press release.
