Álvaro Santos Pereira
| Álvaro Santos Pereira | |
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| Minister of Economy and Labour | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | José Vieira da Silva Helena André António Mendonça |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 39–40) Viseu, Portugal |
| Political party | Independent |
Álvaro Santos Pereira (Viseu, 1972) is a Portuguese economist and professor. He is the current Minister of Economy, Labour, Transport, Public Works and Communications of Portugal.
[edit] Career
Álvaro Santos Pereira was born in Viseu, Portugal in 1972. He attended the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, where he was awarded a degree in economics by the Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra (FEUC) (Economics School of the University of Coimbra) and has a master's degree by the University of Exeter. He is also a Ph.D. in economics by the Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada). He has been a professor of economic development and economic policy at the Simon Fraser University[1] and the University of British Columbia.[2]
In June 2011 he was appointed Minister of Economy, Labour, Transport, Public Works and Communications of Portugal in the cabinet of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Alvaro Pereira, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University
- ^ Faculty, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
- ^ (Portuguese) Álvaro Santos Pereira, Diário de Notícias (June 17, 2011)
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