Ilda Figueiredo
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Maria Ilda da Costa Figueiredo (born 30 October 1948 in Troviscal) is a Portuguese
politician and Member of the European Parliament
for the Portuguese Communist Party
; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group.
She was born on 30 October 1948 in Troviscal, Oliveira do Bairro
.
She is a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
and the
Delegation to the EU-Romania
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
politician and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Party
The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal. It is a Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself to be patriotic and internationalist....
; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group.
She was born on 30 October 1948 in Troviscal, Oliveira do Bairro
Oliveira do Bairro
Oliveira do Bairro is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 87.3 km² and a total population of 22,012 inhabitants, and 16,994 electors . The town itself has a population of 3,077....
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She is a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is a committee of the European Parliament.-Responsibilities of the Committee:AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for:...
and the
Delegation to the EU-Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Education
- In 1973 she was a graduatedGraduate schoolA graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
with an M.A. in EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. - In 1998 she entered the EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
al Planning and Administration. - She served as an economist for the Oporto Textile Workers' Union and the Oporto Trade Union Confederation of CGTPGeneral Confederation of the Portuguese WorkersThe General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers is the largest trade union federation in Portugal...
. - She has been a teacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
at primary, secondary and university levels.
Career
- From 1979-1991 she was a member of the Assembly of the RepublicAssembly of the RepublicThe Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament. It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Palácio de São Bento, the site of an old Benedictine monastery...
. - She was a member of Vila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia is a city in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. It is located in the Porto District, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper has a population of 178,255 and the municipality contains 24 parishes with a total...
town council (1983-1991) and member of the Oporto city council. - Member of the Gaia Municipal Assembly.
- She is a member of the Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP).
- Since 1999 she has been a Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
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