Joaquim José Miranda Sarmento (born 7 August 1978) is a Portuguese university professor, economist and politician. He has been

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since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by

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. He served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic and president of the

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. He was president of the National Strategic Council under

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and coordinated

's strategy motion in his candidacy for leadership of the Social Democratic Party in 2022. He was a former economic advisor to the former President of the Portuguese Republic,

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, he was a consultant at UTAO (Technical Budget Support Unit) and worked for around ten years at the

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. In

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, he was elected president of the PSD Parliamentary Group in the 15th Legislature. In 2024, he would be named Minister of State and of Finance in Luís Montenegro's government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarmento, Joaquim Miranda 1978 births Living people Members of the 15th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians