José Albino da Silva Peneda (born 6 June 1950) is a Portuguese politician and

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for the

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– People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats

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Career

Silva Peneda held various positions in the

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, including Minister for Employment and Social Security (1987–93) during the XI and XII Constitutional Governments of Portugal. On 8 June 2010 he was made a knight of the

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, awarded the senior class of Grand Cross. He was President of the Economic and Social Council (ETUC) from 22 December 2009 to 1 May 2015, the day he resigned to take over as advisor to the

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. Silva Peneda was the president of the 2010 Organizing Committee of

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. Silva Peneda is one of the signatories of the Petition in Defense of the Portuguese Language (), standing against the

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Personal life

Silva Peneda is the brother of Juvenal da Silva Peneda, who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Internal Affairs; Juvenal died in Porto on 6 January 2015. 5] He was made a Member of the Council of National Orders on 9 June 2016.

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1950 births Living people Social Democratic Party (Portugal) MEPs MEPs for Portugal 2004–2009 {{Portugal-MEP-stub