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Portuguese politician (born 1954)
Ricardo da Piedade Abreu Serrao Santos
(born 11 October 1954 in
Portalegre
[1]
) is a
Portuguese
biologist
and
university lecturer
, Vice Chancellor of the
University of the Azores
, a deputy to the
European Parliament
eighth term, and from 2019 to 2022 he was the
Minister of Maritime Affairs
.
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In 1979, he obtained a bachelor's degree from the ISPA psychology institute in
Lisbon
, and in 1984 a master's degree from the University of the Azores. He then studied at the
University of Liverpool
, and in 1993 he obtained a doctorate in biology at the University of the Azores. Professionally associated with this university. In the years 1989?1991 he was one of the directors of the oceanography and fisheries department, and from 1997 to 2001 he headed this department. In 1993 he joined the board of the IMAR marine research institute, in 1997 he became vice president, and in 2006 he became the president of this institution. In 2003 he also became vice-chancellor of the University of the Azores.
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He specializes in issues combining etiology and ecology. Appointed to the bodies and advisory boards of various national and international scientific institutions, he also served as an expert in Portuguese ministries and regional government.
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He was a candidate of the
Socialist Party
at the
2014 European Parliament election
, gaining the mandate of the MEP of the 8th term,
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which he performed until 2019. In October that year, he took the office of the minister for maritime affairs in the
second government of Antonio Costa
, the incumbent prime minister.
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