Mr. Manuel joined the civil service in the Ministry of Finance, where he rose to the position of Minister. He received a M.A in Quantitative Economics from London Guildhall University in 2001. He has held several important positions, among them: Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Sovereign Fund of Angola – Luanda (2012); Secretary for Economic Affairs of the President of the Republic (2010); Director of Treasury, Ministry of Finance (2006); Vice President of the Association of Banks of SADC (2005); Head of Operations Department of the Treasury (2002).
