Maria do Céu Antunes
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Assumed office
October 26, 2019
Personal details
Born (1970-07-10) July 10, 1970
Abrantes, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party

Maria do Céu de Oliveira Antunes (born July 10, 1970 in Abrantes)[1] is a Portuguese politician. She has a degree in biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of the University of Coimbra and has a postgraduate degree in Quality Management and Food Safety from the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz. She was responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture in XXII Constitutional Government from October 26, 2019.[2] In January 2022, she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic on the list of the victorious Socialist Party (PS), as a representative of Santarém District, and was reappointed as Minister of Agriculture and Food.[3][4]

Before that, she had been Secretary of State for Regional Development in the XXI Constitutional Government of February 18 to October 26, 2019, and President of the Municipality of Abrantes for 9 years.[4]

Controversies

Jorge Ferreira Dias case

During her 9-year term as Mayor of Abrantes, Maria do Céu de Albuquerque got involved in controversies with construction entrepreneur Jorge Ferreira Dias, over land disputes.[5] This case became more visible through the reporting of Ana Leal on TVI.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Publicada por tomarnarede. "Tomar na Rede: Presidente da câmara de Abrantes nomeada Secretária de Estado do Desenvolvimento Regional". Tomarnarede.blogspot.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Maria do Céu Antunes - Ministra da Agricultura - Agricultura - XXII Governo - República Portuguesa". Portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Legislativas: Os 117 deputados eleitos pelo PS". PS. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Maria do Céu Antunes, de presidente da Câmara a ministra da Agricultura". SIC Noticias. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ Paula Mourato. "Abrantes | Nasceu pobre, construiu empreendimentos, ganhou milhões e perdeu tudo: a história de Jorge Ferreira Dias | Médio Tejo". Mediotejo.net. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ ""Ana Leal": disputa de terreno com autarquia deixa milionário na miséria". TVI24. May 30, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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