Lídia Pereira | |
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 Pereira in February 2019 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Portugal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ana Lídia Fernandes Oliveira Pereira 26 July 1991 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Youth |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Economist • Politician |
Ana Lídia Fernandes Oliveira Pereira (born 26 July 1991)[1] is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. She is also president of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP).
Early life and education
Pereira has a degree in Economics from the University of Coimbra and a MSc in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe.[2][3]
Political career
In the 2019 European elections Pereira was the first politician to run a carbon neutral political campaign, drawing attention to climate change. As number 2 in the list she stood out as a political renewal of Portuguese MEPs. Since joining the European Parliament, she has been serving as her parliamentary group's deputy coordinator in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and as member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.[4] In 2020, she also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters.[5]
In addition to her committee assignments, Pereira is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.[7]
In 2021, Pereira was part of the European Parliament's official delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).[8]
In June 2023, Pereira was the recipient of the Youth Champion Award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards[9]
Other activities
- UNITE – Parliamentary Network to End HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases, Member (since 2019)[10]
References
- ^ "Home | Lídia PEREIRA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Conimbricense Lídia Pereira é candidata a Presidente da Juventude do Partido Popular Europeu" (in Portuguese). Notícias de Coimbra. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Freire, Manuel Carlos; Cruz, Bárbara (11 March 2019). "Lídia Pereira chegou tarde à política mas é número dois do PSD nas europeias" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Her MEP profile
- ^ Members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters European Parliament, press release of 9 July 2020.
- ^ Intergroup on Anti-Corruption European Parliament.
- ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
- ^ European Parliament Delegation to COP26, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 9-13 November 2021 European Parliament.
- ^ "MEP Awards: Winners 2022". The Parliament Magazine. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Members – Western & Central Europe
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