António Manuel Soares Serrano (born 16 January 1965) is a Portuguese

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and

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who was

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in the 18th Constitutional Government of Portugal.

Biography

António Manuel Soares Serrano was born in Beja on 16 January 1965. Serrano is a

at the

University of Évora A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Un ...

and holds a

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. He is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Espírito Santo Hospital in

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. He was director of the Agri-Food Policy Planning Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Alentejo Operational Programme - INALENTEJO, of the Quadro de Referência Estratégico Nacional (QREN). Serrano was appointed

in the

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in October 2009. During his term Serrano actively campaigned for

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preventive measures.

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1965 births Academic staff of the University of Évora Agriculture ministers of Portugal Socialist Party (Portugal) politicians Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Living people People from Beja, Portugal {{Portugal-politician-stub

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