European Parliament, Member

Group of the Party of European Socialists, Member
Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Member
Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs, Substitute
Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR, Member

Portugal
Partido Socialista
Born on 5 June 1949, Porto

Education:
Law graduate (Coimbra, 1974); postgraduate qualification in European law, Catholic University of Lisbon (1983).

Career:
Researcher in the University of Coimbra's Community Law Documentation Centre (1974-1975); junior lecturer in political economy (1975); lecturer in economics and European integration at the Miguel Torga Higher Institute (1976-1987); lecturer in economics and health law at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Coimbra (1985-1987). Lawyer (since 1981).
Regional coordinator of the PS Special Electoral Committee (1980) and member of the PS National Committee (since 1978); Member of the PS National Political Committee (1979-1983, 1986-2000); Chair of the Coimbra District PS Federation (1986-1988); member of the PS national secretariat (since 1992).
Member of the Coimbra City consultative council (1993-1997). Member of the Assembly of the Republic (1976-1983); member of the Committee on Economics, Finance and Planning.
Member of the Social and Economic Committee of EFTA (1979-1983).
Member of the Bureau of the PSE Group (1992-1999); vice-chairman of the PSE Group (1992-1997); leader of the Portuguese Socialists within the PSE Group (1992-1999). Vice-President of the European Parliament (since 1997).
'Großes silbernes Ehrenzeichen mit dem Stern' for services to the Austrian Republic.

Contact Details

lmarinho@europarl.eu.int