Álvaro Santos Pereira
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| Minister of Economy and Labour | |
| In office 21 June 2011 – 24 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | José Vieira da Silva Helena André António Mendonça |
| Succeeded by | António Pires de Lima |
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| Born | 7 January 1972 Viseu, Portugal |
| Political party | Independent |
Álvaro Santos Pereira (Viseu, 7 January 1972) is a Portuguese economist, professor and writer. He was the Minister of Economy, Labour, Transport, Public Works and Communications of Portugal between June 2011 and July 2013.
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 PhD 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]
Effective 1 April 2014, he is Director of the Country Studies Branch of the OECD Economics Department.
References
- ^ Alvaro Pereira, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University
- ^ Faculty, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
- ^ Template:Pt icon Álvaro Santos Pereira, Diário de Notícias (17 June 2011)
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