Succeeded by Jose Manuel Barroso President Mario Soares Name Joao Deus | Role Politician | |
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President Jacques SanterManuel Marin Similar People Anibal Cavaco Silva, Francisco de Sa Carneiro, Mario Soares, Carlos I of Portugal | ||
Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva Preceded by Pedro Pires de Miranda | ||
Jo o de deus pinheiro a pol tica do multiculturalismo foi errada
João de Deus Rogado Salvador Pinheiro, , born 11 July 1945 in Lisbon, is a semi-retired Portuguese politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
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- Jo o de deus pinheiro a pol tica do multiculturalismo foi errada
- Academic career
- Political career
- Life after politics
- References
Academic career
João de Deus Pinheiro has a licentiate degree in chemical-industrial engineering by the Instituto Superior Técnico (1970) and a doctorate degree in the same field by the University of Birmingham (1976). Professor at the University of Lourenço Marques (Mozambique) from 1970 to 1974, and in the University of Minho after the Carnation Revolution and his return to Portugal.
Political career
He was Minister for Education 1985–1987, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1987–1992; in that role he was one of the EU negotiators in Brioni Agreement that ended ten-day war in Slovenia in 1991; Member of the European Parliament and European Commissioner.
Life after politics
João de Deus Pinheiro was elected member of the Assembly of the Republic in 2009 elections for Braga District, but resigned shortly after for health reasons.
After leaving the European Parliament, he has been member of the board of several companies.
He is also known as a writer and amateur golfer.
Nicknamed John of God Pinetree' (the English literal translation of his name) after a speech unnecessarily given in English.