Ana Afonso Dias Lourenço, GCIH (born 13 April 1957) is an Angolan economist, politician and former government minister. She has served as the First Lady of Angola since September 2017 as the wife of President João Lourenço.
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Early and personal life
Lourenco was born on 13 April 1957 in Luanda in Angola. She had her primary education in Primary School No. 83 in Luanda from 1962 to 1966. She attended Preparatory School Marta Rescue Salazar, Luanda from 1966 to 1968. She attended General Course of High Schools and High School Dona Guiomar of Lancaster Luanda from 1968 to 1974. She completed her Degree in Economics (Planning) in the University of Angola in Luanda from 1979 to 1983. She completed her course on Analysis Course and Project Evaluation by African Development Bank Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire in 1984 and a course on Macroeconomic Policy Management Institute World Bank Economic development (IDE), in Portugal during 1992. Lourenco completed her graduation from the University of Agostinho Neto in Angola and also has a certificate in Macroeconomic Policy and Management.
Lourenço is multilingual: in addition to Portuguese, she speaks English, French and Spanish. She is the mother of six children.