Isabel Santos
Maria Isabel Coelho Santos (born 12 February 1968, in Valbom, Gondomar)[1] is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections.
Isabel Santos | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 23 October 2015 – 2019 | |
In office 10 March 2005 – 20 June 2011 | |
Constituency | Porto |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Isabel Coelho Santos 12 February 1968 Valbom, Gondomar, Porto District, Portugal |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Mother | Maria Adelina Cardoso Coelho |
Father | Joaquim Fernando dos Anjos Coelho |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | civil servant |
Santos was a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 2015 until 2019 and from 2005 until 2011.[2] During her time in parliament, she served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In addition to her committee assignments, Santos was a member of the Portuguese delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. In this capacity, she served as the Assembly's vice-chair and led several election monitoring missions, including for the 2017 elections in Germany[3] and 2018 midterm elections in the United States.[4][5]
Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Santos has been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of its Subcommittee on Human Rights. She is also a member of the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), which oversees the Parliament's election observation missions.[6]
References
- "Partido Socialista – Eleições para a Assembleia da República (Círculo Eleitoral do Porto)" Archived 20 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Biografia (Isabel Santos)". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- Highly competitive German elections a demonstration of faith in democracy, say international observers Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), press release of 25 September 2017.
- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to deploy election observation mission to the United States Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), press release of 30 October 2018.
- Christian Caryl (9 November 2018), Now I know what it feels like to live in a banana republic The Washington Post.
- Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) European Parliament
External links
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- Isabel Santos – Partido Socialista (in Portuguese)