Biography
<Political Career>
- Minister of Finance and Planning (1980)
- Prime Minister of Portugal from November 1985 to November 1995.
- President of the Social Democratic Party from May 1985 to February 1995.
- President of the Portuguese Republic( 2006-2016)
<Academic and Professional Career>
- Graduated in Economics, Technical University of Lisbon (1964).
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of York, England (1973).
- Research fellow, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation(1966-1977).
- President of the National Planning Council (1981-1984).
- Professor, Faculty of Economics, Technical University of Lisbon (1966-1978), Faculty of Economics of the New University of Lisbon (1978-2001), and School of Economics and Business Administration at the Catholic University of Portugal (1976-2006).
- Head of the Research and Statistics Department of the Bank of Portugal (1977-1985).
- Economic Adviser to the Bank of Portugal (1996-2004).
<Prizes And Distinctions>
- Awarded with the Prize Joseph Bech (1991) for his contribution to European construction; Freedom Prize from Schmidheiny Foundation (1995) for his activity as economist and politician; Carl Bertelsmann Prize from Bertelsmann Foundation (1995) for the results achieved by Portugal in the fight against unemployment; Robert Schuman Medal (1998) for his contribution to the European construction; the "Mediterranean Award for Institutions 2009" by the Fondazione Mediterraneo, in recognition of his commitment towards the strengthening of solidarity and for an effective cooperation among all the countries of the Mediterranean, to achieve the development and to promote the peace in the Region.
- Doctor "Honoris Causa" by the University of York (1993), University of Coruña (1996), University of Goa (2007), University of Léon (2008), and University of Harriet Watt, Edinburgh (2009).
- Member of the Scientific Society of the Catholic University and of the International Institute of Public Finance.
- Member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of Spain.
- Member of the Club of Madrid on Democratic Transition and Consolidation.
<Publications>
- Author of several books ("Economic Effects of Public Debt", "Public Finance and Macroeconomic Policy", "Portugal and the Single Currency", "European Monetary", "Political Autobiography", and others) and numerous articles in the field of economics, finance, European affairs, and politics.
- Minister of Finance and Planning (1980)
- Prime Minister of Portugal from November 1985 to November 1995.
- President of the Social Democratic Party from May 1985 to February 1995.
- President of the Portuguese Republic( 2006-2016)
<Academic and Professional Career>
- Graduated in Economics, Technical University of Lisbon (1964).
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of York, England (1973).
- Research fellow, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation(1966-1977).
- President of the National Planning Council (1981-1984).
- Professor, Faculty of Economics, Technical University of Lisbon (1966-1978), Faculty of Economics of the New University of Lisbon (1978-2001), and School of Economics and Business Administration at the Catholic University of Portugal (1976-2006).
- Head of the Research and Statistics Department of the Bank of Portugal (1977-1985).
- Economic Adviser to the Bank of Portugal (1996-2004).
<Prizes And Distinctions>
- Awarded with the Prize Joseph Bech (1991) for his contribution to European construction; Freedom Prize from Schmidheiny Foundation (1995) for his activity as economist and politician; Carl Bertelsmann Prize from Bertelsmann Foundation (1995) for the results achieved by Portugal in the fight against unemployment; Robert Schuman Medal (1998) for his contribution to the European construction; the "Mediterranean Award for Institutions 2009" by the Fondazione Mediterraneo, in recognition of his commitment towards the strengthening of solidarity and for an effective cooperation among all the countries of the Mediterranean, to achieve the development and to promote the peace in the Region.
- Doctor "Honoris Causa" by the University of York (1993), University of Coruña (1996), University of Goa (2007), University of Léon (2008), and University of Harriet Watt, Edinburgh (2009).
- Member of the Scientific Society of the Catholic University and of the International Institute of Public Finance.
- Member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of Spain.
- Member of the Club of Madrid on Democratic Transition and Consolidation.
<Publications>
- Author of several books ("Economic Effects of Public Debt", "Public Finance and Macroeconomic Policy", "Portugal and the Single Currency", "European Monetary", "Political Autobiography", and others) and numerous articles in the field of economics, finance, European affairs, and politics.
