Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho Guterres

Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho Guterres is the wife of Francisco Guterres and as such First Lady of East Timor.[1] Native of the Atauro Island, in East Timor, on 4 May 2002 she became the second wife of the Francisco Guterres with whom she had three male children and one female. Before her marriage, Cidália Guterres was a leading member of the Organização Popular de Mulheres Timorense, the feminist organization of the FRETILIN party whose president was Francisco Guterres.[2]

Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho Guterres
First Lady of East Timor
Assumed office
20 May 2017
PresidentFrancisco Guterres
Preceded byIsabel da Costa Ferreira
Personal details
Nationality East Timorese
Spouse(s)Francisco Guterres
Children4
ResidenceNicolau Lobato Presidential Palace

After the presidential election of 20 March 2017, Lopes Guterres announced her claim to be engaged in social activities in favour of women, widows, orphans, as well as for old, disabled and disowned people, though the East Timor constitution didn't specifically mention such a type of a mandate for the first ladies.[3][4][5] From that time, she started to visit a variety of social institutions on a regular basis, to assume representative charges and to be the main responsible of multiple social programs.[6]

In a 2017 survey published by the International Republican Institute, Cidália Guterres received a positive feedback from the 62% of the members of the sampled size, while her predecessor Isabel da Costa Ferreira reached a target of the 89%.[7]

References
  1. SBS
  2. "OPMT's response to Kirsty Sword Gusmao". July 7, 2006.
  3. Timor Agora (March 26, 2017). "Espoza PR Eleitu Cidalia Guterres Sei Fo Apoiu Ba Nia Kaben".
  4. "Healthy Family Happy Family": EU-UNICEF supported Integrated Nutrition Project launched comprehensive communication materials". UNICEF. August 11, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. "Government participates in the celebration of Rural Women's Day organized by PHD". Regierung Osttimors. October 23, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. Timor Agora (December 8, 2017). "Embaixador xina fó doasaun ba espoza prezidente da república". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. "National Public Opinion Survey of Timor-Leste" (pdf).


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