(José Manuel) Fernandes

José Manuel Fernandes is a member of the European Parliament since 14 July 2009 for the "Partido Social Democrata", which is aligned with the European People's Party. Fernandes is elected on behalf of Portugal.

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  Founder of Moure Youth Association and Chair of its executive committee, from 1990 until 1992
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  Chair General Assembly Youth Association, from 1992 until 1994
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  Vila Verde PSD councillor, from December 1993 until December 1997
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  Founder and Vice-Chair of the Moure Social and Parish Centre, from 1994 until 1997
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  Chair of the bureau of the plenary assembly, 1997
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  Member of the National Assembly, from 1999 until 2002
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  Mayor of Vila Verde, from December 1997 until July 2009
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  President of the Cávado Regional Development Agency and Chair of the Association of Cávado Valley Municipalities
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  President of the executive council of the Cávado Valley Intermunicipal Community (Cávado CIM), from 17 November 2008 until July 2009
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  member of the general council of the Northern Region Coordination Commission and the general council of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities until July, 2009
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  member European Parliament, from 14 July 2009

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  Chair of the Young Social Democrats (JSD) in Vila Verde, from 1992 until 1993
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  Chair of the Braga District Political Committee of the JSD, from 1994 until 1996
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  Member of the District Political Committee of the Braga PSD, from 1994 until 1996
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  Chair of the Policy Committee of the Vila Verde Section of the PSD, from 1997 until 2002
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  PSD leader of the bureau of the Braga District Assembly, from 2000 until 2002
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  Chair of the PSD Braga District Policy Committee, from 2002 until 2004
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  PSD Chair of the bureau of the Braga District Assembly, from 2005

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  Graduate in systems engineering and computer science, University of the Minho
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  currently in the third year of a law degree at the University of the Minho

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  elected as a member of the PSD National Policy Committee at the 26th Congress in Barcelos in 2004, 2004