Ana Lídia Fernandes Oliveira Pereira (born July 26, 1991) is a Portuguese politician of the

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(PSD) who has been serving as a

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since 2019. She is also president of the

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(YEPP).

Early life and education

Pereira has a degree in

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from the

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and a MSc in European Economic Studies from the

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Political career

In the 2019 European elections Pereira was the first politician to run a carbon neutral political campaign, drawing attention to climate change. As number 2 in the list she stood out as a political renewal of Portuguese MEPs. Since joining the European Parliament, she has been serving as her parliamentary group's deputy coordinator in the

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and as member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In 2020, she also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters. In addition to her committee assignments, Pereira is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas. In 2021, Pereira was part of the European Parliament's official delegation to the

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(COP26). In June 2023, Pereira was the recipient of the Youth Champion Award at ''

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s annual MEP Awards

Other activities

* UNITE – Parliamentary Network to End HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases, Member (since 2019)Members – Western & Central Europe
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References

1991 births Living people MEPs for Portugal 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for Portugal Social Democratic Party (Portugal) MEPs {{Portugal-MEP-stub