. Biography of H.E. Mrs. Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo

Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic 1979 - 1980

Born 1930. Chemical Engineer, Member of R&D Department in CUF 1954-1962; President Pax Romana - International Movement of Catholic Students 1956-1958; Coordinator of pilot-projects of development and conscience at national international levels within Grail Movement 1964-1969; Member, Department of Politics and General Administration, Second Chamber 1969-1974; Chair, National Commission on Status of Women 1970-1974; Minister of Social Affairs 1974-1975; Ambassador to UNESCO 1976-1979; Member, Executive Board of UNESCO 1976-1980; Prime Minister 1979-1980; Advisor to the President of the Portuguese Republic 1981-1985; Member, United Nations University Council 1983-1989; Member of the Club of Rome since 1984; Independent candidate to Presidential Office 1986; Member of the European Parliament, 1987-1989; Member, Advisory Committee on Science and Technology, United Nations; Member, Board of WIDER (World Institute for Development Economics Research), Helsinki; Chairperson, Independent Commission on Population and Quality of Life (1992-present).

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