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António Serrano

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António Serrano
In office
26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
MinisterMinister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Preceded byJaime Silva
Succeeded byMinistry extinct (succeeded by Assunção Cristas as Minister of Agriculture, the Sea, the Environment, and Spatial Planning)
Personal details
Born (1965-01-16) 16 January 1965 (age 59)
Beja
NationalityPortuguese
Political partyPS
Alma materUniversity of Évora[1]
OccupationPolitician and professor

António Manuel Soares Serrano is a Portuguese professor and politician who was Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries in the 18th Constitutional Government of Portugal.

Biography

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António Serrano was born in Beja on 16 January 1965.[2]

Serrano is a professor at the University of Évora and holds a doctorate in Business Management.[3] He is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Espírito Santo Hospital in Évora. 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).

He was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries in the XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal in October 2009.

During his term he actively campaigned for wildfire preventive measures.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.uevora.pt/en/UEvora-experience/Merit/Alumni-Career-Award/Antonio-Serrano
  2. ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ "António Serrano | Edições Sílabo" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Declarações de António Serrano" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.