Carlos Zorrinho
Carlos Zorrinho (born 28 May 1959) is a Portuguese politician and university professor. He has undertaken the positions of
Early life and education
José Carlos das Dores Zorrinho was born on 28 May 1959 in Óbidos, Portugal. He graduated in Business Management at the University of Évora, where he later pursued a Doctorate Degree in Information Management. His academic career followed as a professor at the University of Évora, becoming Full Professor of its Department of Business Administration.
Political career
Career in national politics
Member of the National Council of the Socialist Party since 1990, he was elected for the first time for the National Parliament in 1995 for the electoral circle of Évora. He was a member of Parliament until 2000, becoming Vice-President of the Socialist Party’s Parliamentary Group in 1999. From 1997 to 1999, he coordinated the ProAlentejo - Programme for the Integrated Development of Alentejo. In 2000, he was elected Member of the National Council for Education. Later that year, he entered office as Secretary of State Deputy to the Minister for Home Office of the XIV Constitutional Government (2000/2002). In 2002, Carlos Zorrinho resumed his academic career at the University of Évora.[1]
After the Socialist Party won the 2005 general elections in Portugal, Zorrinho was appointed National Coordinator of the Lisbon Strategy and the Technological Plan (Portuguese: 'Plano Tecnológico'), which aimed at improving the country’s competitiveness through technology, innovation and knowledge. Under that capacity, he led the development of the Portuguese Digital Agenda, and he reported directly to the Prime-Minister of the XVI Constitutional Government (2005/2009).
From 2009 to 2011, Zorrinho served as Secretary of State for Energy and Innovation, within the
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present
Following the
Zorrinho is also a substitute member of the
References
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
- ^ Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Internet Forum.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120123012009/http://www.planotecnologico.pt/en/coordenators-office/about-us/national-coordenador/list.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140327204105/http://www.dn.pt/inicio/economia/interior.aspx?content_id=1995121&seccao=Dinheiro%20Vivo
- http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/nl/124739/CARLOS_ZORRINHO_home.html
External links
- Personal profile of Carlos Zorrinho in the European Parliament's database of members