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Born in June 22, 1951
Married, two daughters

Graduate in Economics by the Instituto Superior de Economia – Universidade Técnica de Lisboa;
Master Degree in Economics by the Faculdade de Economia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

May 2000/July 2005 - Executive Member of the Board of Directors of IGCP – Portuguese Government Debt Agency;
December 1995/May 2000 – General Director of Economic Research and Forecasting Department, Ministry of Finance;
October 1995/December 1995 – Chief of Cabinet of the State Secretary for Treasure and Finance;
August 1980/October 1995 – Economist at the Research Department of Banco de Portugal – the Central Bank of the Portuguese Republic.

1990-2000 – Assistant Professor at the Faculdade de Economia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
1980/1990 – Teaching Assistant at the Faculdade de Economia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
1975/1980 - Teaching Assistant at Instituto Superior de Economia – Universidade Técnica de Lisboa.

Member of the Economic and Financial Committee, European Union Council;
Member of the Economic Policy Committee, European Union Council;
Member of the High Council of Statistics;
Chairman of the Commission for Accounting Supervision, National Statistical Institute;
Member of the Economic and Social Council.

Forecasting long-term government bond yields: an application of statistical and AI models, (co-author) WP 04/2006/DE, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Lisboa;
O défice do Estado - a caminho do equilíbrio?, Working paper nº 10, 1998, Economic Research and Forecasting Department, Ministry of Finance;
O Índice de Preços no Consumidor versus um verdadeiro Índice de Custo de Vida, Statistics Magazine, nº4, 1997, National Statistical Institute;
Inquéritos de Conjuntura - Transformação dos saldos das respostas extremas em índices, Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 8, Nº 2, 1986, Banco de Portugal;
O stock de capital na Economia Portuguesa (1953-1981), Working Paper nº 6, 1984, Banco de Portugal;
A Economia Subterrânea: contributos para a sua análise e quantificação no caso português, (co-author), Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 6, Nº 1, 1984, Banco de Portugal.

Deputy Minister of Finance for Budget in the XVII Constitutional Government since 22/07/2005.