Party: | Social Democratic Party |
Term Start: | 5 April 2024 |
Birth Date: | 8 April 1982 |
Birth Place: | Funchal, Portugal |
Children: | 3 |
Alma Mater: | University of Minho |
Termend2: | 1 July 2014 |
Termstart2: | 20 June 2011 |
Constituency2: | Madeira |
Office1: | Member of the European Parliament for Portugal |
Termstart1: | 1 July 2014 |
Termend1: | 4 April 2024 |
Office: | Secretary of State for Fisheries |
Primeminister: | Luís Montenegro |
Minister: | José Manuel Fernandes |
Successor1: | Ricardo Morgado |
Cláudia Sofia Gomes Monteiro de Aguiar (born 8 April 1982) is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2024.[1]
Aguiar became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2014 elections. She has since been serving on the Committee on Transport and Tourism. Following the 2019 elections, she also joined the Committee on Fisheries as vice-chairwoman.[2]
In addition to her committee assignments, Aguiar has been part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with Brazil (2014-2019), South Africa (since 2019)[3] and the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (since 2021).[4] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[5] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital.[7]