Alda Sousa | |
Birth Date: | August 4, 1953 |
Birth Place: | Porto, Portugal |
Nationality: | Portuguese |
Occupation: | Politician, Academic Lecturer |
Office: | Member of the European Parliament |
Party: | Left Bloc |
Alda Maria Botelho Correia Sousa (born August 4, 1953 in Porto) is a Portuguese academic and politician, serving as a Member of the European Parliament during the VII term.
A graduate of mathematics from the University of Porto, she obtained a doctorate in biomedical sciences. Professionally associated with her alma mater and the Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (as a professor).[1]
She became involved in the activities of the Left Bloc. From 2002 to 2005, she was a member of the IX Assembly of the Republic.[2] On May 9, 2012, she assumed the position of Member of the European Parliament for the VII term, replacing the late Miguel Portas. In the European Parliament, she became a member of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group.[3]