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Manuel Pizarro (politician)

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Manuel Pizarro
Pizarro in 2022
Minister of Health
In office
10 September 2022 – 2 April 2024
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byMarta Temido
Succeeded byAna Paula Martins
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 March 2024
ConstituencyPorto
In office
10 March 2005 – 22 October 2015
ConstituencyPorto
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2 July 2019 – 10 September 2022
ConstituencyPortugal
Member of the Porto City Council
In office
29 September 2013 – 26 September 2021
In office
9 October 2005 – 30 January 2008
Member of the Porto Municipal Assembly
In office
16 December 2001 – 9 October 2005
Member of the Ramalde Parish Assembly
In office
12 December 1982 – 16 December 2001
Personal details
Born
Manuel Francisco Pizarro de Sampaio e Castro

(1964-02-02) 2 February 1964 (age 60)
Coimbra, Portugal
Political partyPS (1993–present)
Other political
affiliations		PCP (1978–1990)
SpouseAlexandra Pinto
Alma materUniversity of Porto
OccupationDoctor • Politician

Manuel Francisco Pizarro de Sampaio e Castro (born 2 February 1964) is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who served as Minister of Health in Prime Minister António Costa's third cabinet from 2022 to 2024. He previously was a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022.[1]

Political career

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Pizarro started his political career as a member of the Parish Council in Ramalde, Porto, firstly as a member of the Portuguese Communist Party and, from 1993, as a member of the Socialist Party.[2] He was firstly elected to parliament after the 2005 legislative election, being a candidate in Porto District.[3]

He ran for mayor of Porto twice, firstly in 2013 and secondly in 2017, losing both times to Rui Moreira.[4]

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–2022

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Pizzaro was elected as Member of the European Parliament after the 2019 European elections. In parliament, he served on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Fisheries.

In addition to his committee assignments, Pizzaro was part of the parliament's delegation for relations with Brazil.[5] He was also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions[6] and the URBAN Intergroup.[7]

Minister of Health, 2022–2024

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In September 2022, Pizzaro was appointed by Prime Minister António Costa to replace Marta Temido as Minister of Health, joining the XXIII Constitutional Government.[8]

On May 18, 2023, the Portuguese state broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal reported that Pizarro was under investigation by the Portuguese Public Prosecution Service.[9]

Other activities

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  • UNITE – Parliamentary Network to End HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases, Member (since 2019)[10]

References

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  1. ^ MEP profile
  2. ^ Carvalho, Miguel Santos Carrapatoso, Rita Tavares, Rita Pereira. "Pizarro, o "canivete suíço" e "apparatchik de primeira água" que diz sim ao amigo e ao inimigo". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "De médico a eurodeputado: quem é Manuel Pizarro?". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Manuel Pizzaro European Parliament.
  6. ^ Intergroup on Trade Unions European Parliament.
  7. ^ Members URBAN Intergroup.
  8. ^ "Manuel Pizarro é o novo ministro da Saúde". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Ministério Público está a investigar Manuel Pizarro". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  10. ^ Members – Western & Central Europe
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