João de Deus Rogado Salvador Pinheiro, GCC GCIH (born 11 July 1945), is a Portuguese politician and former

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for the

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– People's Party coalition; part of the

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Academic career

João de Deus Pinheiro has a

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in chemical-industrial engineering by the

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(1970) and a

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in the same field by the

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(1976). Professor at the University of Lourenço Marques (

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) from 1970 to 1974, and in the

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after the Carnation Revolution and his return to Portugal.

Political career

He was Minister for Education 1985–1987, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1987–1992; in that role he was one of the EU negotiators in Brioni Agreement that ended ten-day war in

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in 1991; Member of the European Parliament and European Commissioner.

Life after politics

João de Deus Pinheiro was elected member of the Assembly of the Republic in

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for Braga District, but resigned shortly after for health reasons. After leaving the

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, he has been member of the board of several companies. He is also known as a writer and amateur golfer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinheiro, Joao De Deus 1945 births People from Lisbon Living people Portuguese European Commissioners Social Democratic Party (Portugal) MEPs MEPs for Portugal 2004–2009 Instituto Superior Técnico alumni Education ministers of Portugal Portuguese chemical engineers Academic staff of the University of Minho