Isabel Santos
Portuguese politician (born 1968)
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Maria Isabel Coelho Santos (born 12 February 1968)[1] is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who was a Member of the European Parliament.
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12 February 1968
- Joaquim Fernando dos Anjos Coelho (father)
- Maria Adelina Cardoso Coelho (mother)
Isabel Santos | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
| In office 1 July 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
| 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 |
| Party | Socialist Party |
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| Alma mater | University of Porto |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | civil servant |
Political career
Member of the Portuguese Parliament
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 the 2018 midterm elections in the United States.[4][5]
Member of the European Parliament
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]
In addition to her committee assignments, Santos chairs the parliament's delegation for relations with the Mashriq countries and is a member of the delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity[7] and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[8]
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