Tipote was appointed Secretary of State by Prime Minister Caetano N'Tchama in 2000.
After his resignation on 19 March 2001, she was appointed Minister of Social Solidarity, Employment and Poverty Control by his successor, Faustino Imbali.
[1] Tipote was appointed Foreign Minister by Alamara Nhassé on 9 December 2001, representing Guinea-Bissau at the United Nations General Assembly,[2] and serving in that role until 17 November 2002.
[3] On that date, she was appointed Minister of Public Administration, Public Works, Labor and Employment under Mário Pires,[4] but she was dismissed from that role by President Kumba Ialá in January 2003, with no reason given.
[5] With another change of government, Tipote was appointed Minister of Defence by Artur Sanhá on 28 September 2003, despite having no military experience.