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Assunção Esteves | |
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President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 21 June 2011 – 23 October 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jaime Gama |
Succeeded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 26 October 2009 – 23 October 2015 | |
Constituency | Vila Real |
In office 6 April 2002 – 20 June 2004 | |
Constituency | Vila Real |
In office 17 August 1987 – 2 August 1989 | |
Constituency | Vila Real |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 20 June 2004 – 13 July 2009 | |
Constituency | Portugal |
Justice of the Constitutional Court | |
In office 2 August 1989 – 11 March 1998 | |
Preceded by | Raul Mateus da Silva |
Succeeded by | Paulo Mota Pinto |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-10-15) 15 October 1956 (age 67) Valpaços, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse | José Lamego (divorced) |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Portugal |
Profession | Jurist |
Maria da Assunção Andrade Esteves (born 15 October 1956) is a Portuguese politician who was President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 2011 to 2015. She was a Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition, part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group, from 2004 to 2009.
Life and career※
Born in Valpaços, Valpaços, Assunção Esteves holds both a bachelor's degree and "a master's degree in law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon," where she was an assistant between 1989 and 1999. During that time, she was also a Justice of the Portuguese Constitutional Court from 1989 to 1998.
On 21 June 2011 she became the first female President of the Assembly of the Republic. At the time, being unable to receive both her salary of €5,219.15 as President of the Assembly and her retirement pension of €7,255, "which she started receiving at the age of 42," for having been a Justice of the Portuguese Constitutional Court, she chose to keep her retirement pension. Additionally, she received €2,133 for work expenses.
Honours※
National※
- Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (11 November 2015)
Foreign※
- Mexico: Sash of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (17 August 2015)
- Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (26 July 2013)
References※
- ^ Biografia
- ^ Deputados : Maria da Assunção ESTEVES
- ^ "Assunção Esteves eleita Presidente da Assembleia por maioria confortável - Política - PUBLICO.PT". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Pereira, Helena (20 November 2011). "Assunção Esteves optou por reforma de 7 mil euros" (in Portuguese). Sol. Retrieved 28 Feb 2016.
- ^ Redação/CLC (18 November 2011). "Assunção Esteves opta por mais de 7 mil euros de pensão" (in Portuguese). TVI24. Retrieved 28 Feb 2016.
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links※
Media related to Maria da Assunção Esteves at Wikimedia Commons
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Preceded by | President of the Assembly of the Republic 2011–2015 |
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