Álvaro Santos Pereira

Álvaro Santos Pereira
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
Personal details
Born (1972-01-07) 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

  1. Alvaro Pereira, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University
  2. Faculty, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
  3. (Portuguese) Álvaro Santos Pereira, Diário de Notícias (17 June 2011)
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