Vital Moreira
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Vital Moreira | |
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 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 27 October 1995 – 24 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | Coimbra |
| In office 2 June 1975 – 5 April 1983 | |
| Constituency | Coimbra (1975–1976) Lisbon (1976–1979) Aveiro (1979–1983) |
| Judge of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office 6 April 1983 – 2 August 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Assembly of the Republic |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | José de Sousa e Brito |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vital Martins Moreira 8 November 1944 |
| Party | PS (since 1995) |
| Other political affiliations | PCP (1974–1990) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Jurist • Professor • Politician |
Vital Martins Moreira (born 8 November 1944) is a university professor, legal expert and Portuguese politician.[1][2]
He is a retired professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (FDUC), where he previously graduated in Law and obtained a PhD in Legal and Political Sciences, with a thesis on the institutional organisation and regulation of Port Wine.[3] Among other subjects, he taught Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Public Economic Law, European Union Law, Human Rights.
He was a judge at the Constitutional Court (1983-1989).[4] He was also a member of the "Venice Commission" of the Council of Europe (1999-2003). He chaired the Committee for Projects for the Celebrations of the Centenary of the Republic (2007-2008).
