Maria do Céu de Oliveira Antunes (born July 10, 1970 in
Abrantes
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) is a
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politician. She has a degree in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of the
University of Coimbra
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and has a postgraduate degree in Quality Management and Food Safety from the
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz. She was responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture in
XXII Constitutional Government from October 26, 2019. In January 2022, she was elected to the
Assembly of the Republic on the list of the victorious
Socialist Party
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(PS), as a representative of
Santarém District
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, and was reappointed as
Minister of Agriculture and Food.
Before that, she had been Secretary of State for Regional Development in the
XXI Constitutional Government of February 18 to October 26, 2019, and
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of the
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of
Abrantes
Abrantes () is a municipality in the central Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipalit ...
for 9 years.
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Controversies
Jorge Ferreira Dias case
During her 9-year term as Mayor of Abrantes
Abrantes () is a municipality in the central Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipalit ...
, Maria do Céu de Albuquerque got involved in controversies with construction entrepreneur Jorge Ferreira Dias, over land disputes. This case became more visible through the reporting of Ana Leal on TVI.
References
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1970 births
Living people
Agriculture ministers of Portugal
Women government ministers of Portugal
Socialist Party (Portugal) politicians
University of Coimbra alumni