António Bagão Félix | |
Office: | Minister of Finance |
Term Start: | 17 July 2004 |
Term End: | 12 March 2005 |
Primeminister: | Pedro Santana Lopes |
Predecessor: | Manuela Ferreira Leite |
Successor: | Luís Campos e Cunha |
Office2: | Minister of Social Security and Labour |
Term Start2: | 6 April 2002 |
Term End2: | 17 July 2004 |
Primeminister2: | José Manuel Barroso |
Predecessor2: | Paulo Pedroso |
Successor2: | Álvaro Barreto |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1948 |
Birth Place: | Ílhavo, Portugal |
Profession: | Politician |
Allegiance: | Portugal |
Branch: | Portuguese Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1970–1973 |
António José de Castro Bagão Félix (born 9 April 1948) is a Portuguese economist and politician.
Bagão Félix received his university degree in Finance from the Technical University of Lisbon's ISEG, formerly known as ISCEF (1970), and a diploma in management by INSEAD (Fontainebleau, 1995).
Bagão Félix received administrative powers more than once. He took part in many governments formed in Portugal in his career.
Bagão Félix was the Deputy in the Assembleia da República, elected by the Association of London (1983–1985); he was the Deputy to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; and he was a member of its Committee on Social Affairs and Health in the same years. He has been active also in the anti-abortion movement.
Félix is the author of several books and has joined the editorial boards of journals such as Citizenship, New Labor, Company, Hyphen Magazine, and Public Health. He is a columnist in several newspapers such as Público, Jornal de Negócios, Correio do Vouga, Voz da Verdade, Revista Cais and Boletim Salesiano, among others, and he participates in the radio program Board on Antena1.
Additionally he served in various public institutions and social organizations.
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Bagão Félix is a known member (Portuguese: sócio) and supporter of S.L. Benfica.[1] [2]