Carlos Coelho | |
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![]() Carlos Coelho in 2011 | |
Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
In office 7 July 2023 –15 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Álvaro Amaro |
In office 14 September 1998 –1 July 2019 | |
In office 19 July 1994 –25 July 1994 | |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 1 October 1995 –13 September 1998 | |
Constituency | Santarém |
In office 25 April 1983 –18 July 1994 | |
Constituency | Lisbon (1983–1991) Santarém (1991–1994) |
In office May 1980 –June 1980 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
Undersecretary of State Adjunct to the Minister of Education | |
In office 25 July 1994 –28 October 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
Minister | Manuela Ferreira Leite |
President of the Social Democratic Youth | |
In office October 1986 –March 1990 | |
Preceded by | Pedro Pinto |
Succeeded by | Pedro Passos Coelho |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlos Miguel Maximiano de Almeida Coelho 20 May 1960 Lisbon,Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party (1978–present) |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Youth |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Carlos Miguel Maximiano de Almeida Coelho (born 20 May 1960) is a Portuguese politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1998 until 2019,and again since 2023. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party; [1] part of the EPP Group.
From 11 July 2000 to 6 September 2001,Coelho served as the chairman of the Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System. [2]
From 26 January 2006 to 14 February 2007,Coelho was chairman of the Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners. [2] In addition to his committee assignments,he is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights [3] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability,Member. [4]
He returned to the European Parliament in July 2023,following the conviction of Álvaro Amaro. [5]
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