Joaquim Miranda
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Joaquim Miranda was a Portuguese
economist and politician, a former member of the Portuguese Parliament and of the European Parliament
. He was born in Portalegre, in the southern region of Alentejo.
Joaquim Miranda was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party
since the 1970s and was elected to several political jobs. Between 1979 and 1985, he was an alderman in the Municipal Chamber of his hometown, Portalegre. Between 1980 and 1986, he was also a member of the Portuguese Parliament.
Inside the Portuguese Communist Party, Miranda was a member of the Central Committee and of the Regional Committee of Portalegre. In his last years, he left the Central Committee and became a member of the reformist group Renovação Comunista, which criticizes the Party's political orientation.
, in 1986, the Communist Party included his name in the list of the Portuguese representatives in the European Parliament
. In July of the next year, the first Portuguese European Parliament election
was held and Miranda was among the three MEPs elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition
, where the Portuguese Communist Party was included. He continued to be elected in the subsequent elections and was a member of the European Parliament until 2004, when he resigned due to health problems. There, Miranda was a vice-chairman of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group and the chairman of the Committee on Development and Cooperation between 1999 and 2004.
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...
economist and politician, a former member of the Portuguese Parliament and of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. He was born in Portalegre, in the southern region of Alentejo.
Joaquim Miranda was a member of 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....
since the 1970s and was elected to several political jobs. Between 1979 and 1985, he was an alderman in the Municipal Chamber of his hometown, Portalegre. Between 1980 and 1986, he was also a member of the Portuguese Parliament.
Inside the Portuguese Communist Party, Miranda was a member of the Central Committee and of the Regional Committee of Portalegre. In his last years, he left the Central Committee and became a member of the reformist group Renovação Comunista, which criticizes the Party's political orientation.
Tasks in the European Parliament
When Portugal joined the European UnionEuropean Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, in 1986, the Communist Party included his name in the list of the Portuguese representatives in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. In July of the next year, the first Portuguese European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 1987 (Portugal)
The European Parliament election of 1987 in Portugal took place on 19 July 1987. It was the election of all 24 MEPs representing the Portugal constituency for the remainder of the 1984-1989 term of the European Parliament...
was held and Miranda was among the three MEPs elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition
Unitarian Democratic Coalition
The Democratic Unity Coalition is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens"...
, where the Portuguese Communist Party was included. He continued to be elected in the subsequent elections and was a member of the European Parliament until 2004, when he resigned due to health problems. There, Miranda was a vice-chairman of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group and the chairman of the Committee on Development and Cooperation between 1999 and 2004.