Candidacy of Mr Duarte Pacheco for President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

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Courtesy Translation
Excellency,
Portugal is among the first countries to integrate the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), already
in 1891, in Rome, on the occasion of its 3rd Conference.
Today, 131 years after the institution of IPU, with the same compromise and commitment to the objectives
of our Organization, I am pleased to address Your Excellency to present, on behalf of the Assembly of the
Republic of Portugal, Mr Duarte Pacheco's Candidacy to the Presidency of IPU.
Mr Duarte Pacheco is, since 1991, a distinguished Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal,
recognized by his peers (from the same political area and from opposite fields, below and beyond borders)
for the intense work he has been doing in areas like Finance or Foreign Affairs, but, above all, for the energy
and dynamism that he has always shown as a Member of the Portuguese Delegation to IPU and in the
various and high functions he has been playing in our Organization, both in the Committee on Peace and
International Security and in the Twelve Plus Geopolitical Group.
For the principles that he has always defended, for the causes to which he has permanently dedicated
himself, for the values that have always governed his civic, parliamentary and political action, I have the
highest consideration and esteem for Mr Duarte Pacheco, recognizing him as a man with many and diverse
qualities. In fact, he is my precious collaborator in the daily management of the Assembly of the Republic
of Portugal, as Secretary of the Bureau.
It is, I do not hesitate to affirm, someone who will know how to honor the illustrious history of IPU and
prepare our Organization for the many and demanding challenges that lie ahead.
And if there is a great consensus in the Portuguese Parliament on the importance of the IPU and its agenda
– the defense of multilateralism, political dialogue and parliamentary diplomacy, in favor of human rights,
peace and security –, no lesser is the support that Mr Duarte Pacheco has for the Candidacy that I, hereby,
bring to Your Excellency’s attention, in the conviction of being able to count on the support of the
Parliament to which Your Excellency presides.
With the assurances of my highest consideration,
The President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
(signed)
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
São Bento Palace, 1 July 2020
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
NAME: DUARTE PACHECO
Date of birth: 25 November 1965
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Marital status: Married, two children
EDUCATION
Master’s degree in European Studies – majored in Economics at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon
Postgraduate course in European Studies at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon
Degree in Economics at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE – NATIONAL LEVEL
Member of the Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese Parliament) since 1991 (6th to 14th legislatures) assuming
different positions in the Bureau of the Parliament
Member of the Budget and Finance Committee and Coordinator of the Social Democratic Party for budget matters
Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Portuguese Communities
Member of the Municipal Assembly of Sobral de Monte Agraço since December 1997
IPU EXPERIENCE
Head of the Delegation of the Assembly of the Republic to the Inter-Parliamentary Union since January 2016
Chair of the Twelve Plus Geopolitical Group since 2017 (now in the second term)
Member of IPU’s Standing Committee on Peace and International Security – Vice-President (2014-2016)
Internal Auditor for the IPU in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2015
Member of the Portuguese delegation to the IPU since April 2002
WORK EXPERIENCE
Consultant performing as Manager in several companies – Leadership Consulting, DHV Management Consultants,
Deloitte
Professor of Environmental Economics and Economic Models at Universidade Atlântica and Universidade Lusíada.
HOBBIES
Travelling – visited more than 90 countries
Sports – skier, fitness and cycling enthusiast
Photography – has a collection of more than 40.000 pictures taken since his youth
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