Titles are Govpedia's English translations of the official Portuguese titles. The 18 ministers were read on the government portal's ministries pages; the portal still listed Samaria Tovela at Education and Culture on 16 October 2026, but the portal's own news item of 15 October 2026 reports her dismissal and Édson Macuácua's appointment, so he is recorded (the decree date of 14 October is from Moz24h). Names follow the portal's spelling (for example Mateus Saeze, Usseine Isse; AIM writes Saize and Ussene). The Prime Minister is sourced, not verified: the portal's Prime Minister pages did not show her name. AIM gives her appointment as 17 January 2025, Wikipedia as 18 January 2025. The CIA World Leaders list (updated 13 February 2025) differs from the portal on two seats (Public Works, Veterans) and was not used. Ministers in the Presidency (for example Ricardo Sengo, named Minister in the Presidency for Civil House Affairs in January 2025 per AIM) are not on the portal's list and their current tenure was not confirmed, so they are left out.
Mozambique is a semi-presidential republic (president-parliamentary)[1]. The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5]. Govpedia records 20 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Head of state and government
VerifiedThe presidency's site names him as President but gives no inauguration date; the start date is from Wikipedia. The October 2024 election result was challenged: the opposition party PODEMOS published a parallel count showing Venâncio Mondlane winning, the Catholic bishops and the European Union questioned the result and deadly protests followed; the result was confirmed by the top court on 23 December 2024 (source: moz-wiki-chapo).
Executive
19 of 20 verified on official pages
The President is head of state and government and presides over the Council of Ministers; the Prime Minister, Maria Benvinda Levi, coordinates the government. Ministers are those listed on the government portal's Central Government (ministries) pages. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
UN E-Government Development Index[13]
2024
0.285rank 177 of 193
Record of changes
14 Oct 2026
President Chapo dismisses Samaria Tovela as Minister of Education and Culture and appoints Édson Macuácua, until then Secretary of State for Science and Higher Education.[11][12]
Verified27 Jan 2025
Six more ministers are appointed, including Samaria Tovela (Education and Culture), Fernando Rafael (Public Works) and Nyeleti Mondlane (Veterans); Mateus Saize is named Minister of Justice on 30 January.[7][10]
Sourced17 Jan 2025
President Chapo appoints Maria Benvinda Levi as Prime Minister and names twelve ministers; Defence Minister Cristóvão Chume is the only minister kept from the outgoing government.[6]
Sourced15 Jan 2025
Daniel Chapo (FRELIMO) takes office as President.[5]
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WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
Presidency of the Republic of MozambiqueOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
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AIM (Agência de Informação de Moçambique)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
AIM (Agência de Informação de Moçambique)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
Government of Mozambique (portaldogoverno.gov.mz)OfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
Government of Mozambique (portaldogoverno.gov.mz)OfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
AIM (Agência de Informação de Moçambique)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
Government of Mozambique (portaldogoverno.gov.mz)OfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
Moz24hNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026