Joel Hasse Ferreira
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Joel Hasse Ferreira is a Portuguese
politician
and a Member of the European Parliament
. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Portugal
, which is affiliated with the Socialist Group
in the European Parliament
. He is a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
and the delegation to the EU
-Turkey
Joint Parliamentary Committee. He is a substitute for the Committee on Budgetary Control
, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee of Inquiry into the collapse of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, the delegation to the EU-Russia
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and the delegation to the Euro
-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
Joel Hasse Ferreira became a graduate of Lisbon
Higher Technical Institute in civil engineering
in 1971. In 1987 he became a doctor in management sciences at Jean Moulin University in Lyon
. He was a professor at the New University of Lisbon
and at the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies. He was the Administrator, from 1986 to 1990, and President, from 1990 to 1992, of the public town-planning company of Lisbon. In 2001 and 2002 he was the President of the Institute for the Management of Social Security Capitalisation Funds.
Ferreira served as a member of the Lisbon Municipal Council from 1982 to 1985, as President of the Sesimbra
Municipal Assembly from 1989 to 1993, and as a member of Sesimbra Municipal Council from 1993 to 1997. He served as a Member of the Assembly of the Republic
from 1983 to 1985, from 1992 to 2001, and from 2002 to 2005. During his term as a Member of the Assembly, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs. From 1995 to 2001 he also was the Socialist Party coordinator in the Parliamentary Committee on the Economy, Finance and Planning. He was Vice-Chairman of the Socialist Party parliamentary group from 1996 to 1999. From 2002 to 2005 he was the Socialist Party coordinator for financial affairs in the parliamentary group and the research unit.
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
Politician
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and a 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,...
. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Portugal
Socialist Party (Portugal)
The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....
, which is affiliated with the Socialist Group
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
in the European Parliament
European Parliament
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. He is a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
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and the delegation to the EU
European 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...
-Turkey
Turkey
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Joint Parliamentary Committee. He is a substitute for the Committee on Budgetary Control
Committee on Budgetary Control
-Responsibilities of the committee:As the name suggests, the CONT is the European Parliament committee charged with producing reports relating to the European Union's Budget.-Membership: Members of the Committee -External links:*...
, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee of Inquiry into the collapse of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, the delegation to the EU-Russia
Russia
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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and the delegation to the Euro
Europe
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-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
Joel Hasse Ferreira became a graduate of Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
Higher Technical Institute in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
in 1971. In 1987 he became a doctor in management sciences at Jean Moulin University in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. He was a professor at the New University of Lisbon
New University of Lisbon
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, , also known as NOVA ) was established in 1973 and is the youngest of the three public universities of Lisbon, in Portugal....
and at the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies. He was the Administrator, from 1986 to 1990, and President, from 1990 to 1992, of the public town-planning company of Lisbon. In 2001 and 2002 he was the President of the Institute for the Management of Social Security Capitalisation Funds.
Ferreira served as a member of the Lisbon Municipal Council from 1982 to 1985, as President of the Sesimbra
Sesimbra
-References:Bibliography*The Rough Guide to Portugal; 11th edition, March 2005; ISBN 1-84353-438-X*Rentes de Carvalho, J. - Portugal, um guia para amigos ; De Arbeiderspers, 9th ed. August 1999; ISBN 90-295-3457-5Notes...
Municipal Assembly from 1989 to 1993, and as a member of Sesimbra Municipal Council from 1993 to 1997. He served as a Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assembly of the Republic
The 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...
from 1983 to 1985, from 1992 to 2001, and from 2002 to 2005. During his term as a Member of the Assembly, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs. From 1995 to 2001 he also was the Socialist Party coordinator in the Parliamentary Committee on the Economy, Finance and Planning. He was Vice-Chairman of the Socialist Party parliamentary group from 1996 to 1999. From 2002 to 2005 he was the Socialist Party coordinator for financial affairs in the parliamentary group and the research unit.