(Maria) da Graça Carvalho

Maria da Graça Carvalho was a member of the European Parliament from 14 July 2009 to 30 April 2014 for the "Partido Social Democrata", which is aligned with the European People's Party. Carvalho took seat in Parliament on behalf of Portugal.

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  Full Professor at Technical University of Lisbon in the areas of energy and climate change
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  Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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  American Association for the Advancement of Science
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  World Academy of Art and Science, and Portuguese Academy of Sciences
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  Member of the National Council of Education and Member of the National Council of Environment and Sustainable Development
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  Principal Adviser to BEPA, a Department of the EC reporting directly to the President
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  Former Minister of Science and Higher Education, from 6 April 2002 until 17 July 2004
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  Former Minister of Science, Innovation and Higher Education, from 17 July 2004 until 12 March 2005
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  member European Parliament, from 14 July 2009 until 30 April 2014

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  Graduated Mechanical Engineer at IST, Technical University of Lisbon
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  Ph.D. at the Imperial College of London in the area of energy intensive industries

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  Decorated with the "Great Official of the Order of Public Instruction", Portugal
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  "High Honour of the Great Cross", Brazil