Dulce Pássaro (born 1953) is a Portuguese engineer and politician. She was Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning in Portugal between October 2009 and June 2011.

Education

Dulce dos Prazeres Fidalgo Álvaro Pássaro was born in the municipality of

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on 23 November 1953. She graduated in chemical engineering at the ''

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'', and then studied sanitary engineering at

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Career

Pássaro began her career as an assistant professor at a

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. In 1977 she was admitted as a senior officer of the Portuguese civil service, being appointed as head of the waste division of the General Directorate for Environmental Quality, and subsequently as the director of the waste and recycling service. Later she was the director of the planning and international affairs department of the Waste Institute, before being appointed as the president of the same Institute. She worked on legislation to combat maritime pollution, and participated in the drafting of the first national water quality law, the national waste plan, and strategic plans for industrial and hospital waste management. She also prepared the waste legislation for

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, at the time a Portuguese territory. Pássaro was also a member of several

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committees. From March 2003 to October 2009, Pássaro was a member of the board of directors of the ''Instituto Regulador de Aguas e Residuos'' (Regulatory Institute of Water and Waste). A supporter of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS), she was appointed Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning of the XVIII Constitutional Government in October 2009. This was considered a surprise by the press. She held the position until June 2011 when the PS needed to form a coalition after the elections and her position was given to a coalition partner. In October 2017 she headed the Socialist Party list for the municipal assembly of Oliveira do Hospital, with her party winning 15 of the 21 seats, resulting in her becoming president of the council.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Passaro, Dulce 1953 births Living people People from Oliveira do Hospital Socialist Party (Portugal) politicians Women government ministers of Portugal Instituto Superior Técnico alumni