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Portuguese politician

Carlos Coelho
Carlos Coelho in 2011
Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
In office
7 July 2023 – 15 July 2024
Preceded byÁlvaro 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
ConstituencySantarém
In office
25 April 1983 – 18 July 1994
ConstituencyLisbon (1983–1991)
Santarém (1991–1994)
In office
May 1980 – June 1980
ConstituencyLisbon
Undersecretary of State Adjunct to the Minister of Education
In office
25 July 1994 – 28 October 1995
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
MinisterManuela Ferreira Leite
President of the Social Democratic Youth
In office
October 1986 – March 1990
Preceded byPedro Pinto
Succeeded byPedro Passos Coelho
Personal details
BornCarlos Miguel Maximiano de Almeida Coelho
(1960-05-20) 20 May 1960 (age 64)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party (1978–present)
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Youth
Alma materUniversity 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 between 2023 and 2024. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the EPP Group.

Member of the European Parliament

From 11 July 2000 to 6 September 2001, Coelho served as the chairman of the Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System.

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. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability, Member.

He returned to the European Parliament in July 2023, following the conviction of Álvaro Amaro.

References

  1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?id=1892
  2. ^ "Carlos COELHO". European Parliament. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
  4. Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability European Parliament.
  5. "Álvaro Amaro resigns as MEP after being convicted of prevarication". Ground News. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

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