Ricardo Serrão Santos
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Ricardo da Piedade Abreu Serrão Santos (born 11 October 1954 in Portalegre) is a
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and
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, Vice Chancellor of the
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, a deputy to the
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eighth term, and from 2019 to 2022 he was the Minister of Maritime Affairs.


Curriculum vitae

In 1979, he obtained a bachelor's degree from the ISPA psychology institute in
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, and in 1984 a master's degree from the University of the Azores. He then studied at the
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, and in 1993 he obtained a doctorate in biology at the University of the Azores. Professionally associated with this university. In the years 1989–1991 he was one of the directors of the oceanography and fisheries department, and from 1997 to 2001 he headed this department. In 1993 he joined the board of the IMAR marine research institute, in 1997 he became vice president, and in 2006 he became the president of this institution. In 2003 he also became vice-chancellor of the University of the Azores. He specializes in issues combining etiology and ecology. Appointed to the bodies and advisory boards of various national and international scientific institutions, he also served as an expert in Portuguese ministries and regional government. He was a candidate of the
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at the
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, gaining the mandate of the MEP of the 8th term, which he performed until 2019. In October that year, he took the office of the minister for maritime affairs in the second government of António Costa, the incumbent prime minister.


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"Governo de Portugal". ''www.portugal.gov.pt''. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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