Alda Maria Botelho Correia Sousa (born August 4, 1953, in Porto) is a Portuguese academic and politician, and a

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in her VII term.

Biography

A graduate of mathematics from the

University of Porto The University of Porto (''Universidade do Porto'') is a Portuguese public research university located in Porto, and founded on 22 March 1911. It is the second largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students, after the University ...

, she obtained a doctorate in biomedical sciences. Professionally associated with her alma mater and the

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(as a professor). She became involved in the activities of the Left Bloc. From 2002 to 2005, she was a member of the IX Assembly of the Republic. On May 9, 2012, she assumed the position of Member of the European Parliament for the VII term, replacing the late

Miguel Portas Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas (1 May 1958 – 24 April 2012) was a Portuguese politician and a Member of the European Parliament for the Left Bloc, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group. He was a member of the Committee ...

. In the

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, she became a member of the

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group.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sousa, Alda Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) 1953 births University of Porto alumni People from Porto Members of the European Parliament for Portugal Living people