Admiral Bento Albuquerque Appointed Minister of Mines and Energy – Naval Power

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced, on November 30 through his official media, the appointment of Admiral Bento Albuquerque as Minister of State for Mines and Mines. # 39; Energy.

honored by the invitation of President Jair Bolsonaro. I think that the Brazilian energy sector, an important segment of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, needs above all an environment of trust and predictability, both for markets and for the citizen citizen. This will be my main goal at the forefront of this important ministry for the development of Brazil. "

Admiral Bento, current Director General of Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy (Rio de Janeiro, 60 years) a military career in 1973. As a diving officer, he commanded the submarines" Tamoio "and "Tonelero", the submarine base "Almirante Castro e Silva" and the submarine of the Brazilian Navy, the Naval Staff Cabinet, Chief of the Office of the Commander of the Navy and Commander in Head of the Squadron

Bento organized postgraduate courses in Political Science of the University of Brasilia, MBA in Public Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and an MBA in International Management from COPPEAD's the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as several military courses from the Naval Warfare School and graduate studies in politics and strategy from the Superior School of War.In the National Congress, he served as the parliamentary advisor to the cabi from the then Minister of the Navy and Deputy Chief of the Navy Commander.

Benedict's international experience includes the post of General Manager of the American Defense Board (IADB) Entity related to the Organization of American States (OAS), Washington DC, USA; and United Nations military observer post during the Bosnian war, first in the city of Sarajevo, then in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Before arriving at the DGDNTM General Directorate, Commander all the scientific and technological units of the Navy, including the underwater development program (PROSUB) and Nuclear Nuclear Program (PNM), Bento Albuquerque was secretary of science, technology and naval innovation. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Amazul and a member of the Board of Directors of
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