Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa explained

Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa
Term Start1:26 March 2024
Office2:President of the Confederation of Farmers of Portugal
Term Start2:19 April 2017
Term End2:17 May 2023
Term Start3:2005
Term End3:2008
Birth Name:Eduardo Manuel Drummond de Oliveira e Sousa
Birth Date:5 May 1953
Birth Place:Salvaterra de Magos, Portugal
Party:Independent
Children:2
Alma Mater:Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Constituency1:Santarém
Otherparty:Democratic Alliance (2024–present)
Predecessor2:João Machado
Successor2:Álvaro Mendonça e Moura
Office3:Vice President of the Confederation of Farmers of Portugal
President3:João Machado
Occupation:Agricultural engineerPolitician

Eduardo Manuel Drummond de Oliveira e Sousa (born 5 May 1953) is a Portuguese agricultural engineer and politician. He has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, in Lisbon.[1]

He was Agricultural Director of the National Zootechnical Station (1979–1983), Assistant Professor of General Agriculture and Agricultural Machines, and Pastures and Forages, at the Escola Superior Agrária of Santarém (1981–1984) and Agricultural Director of the first Sugar factory installed in mainland Portugal, SUCRAL (1986–1989), responsible for introducing sugar beet cultivation.[2] [3]

For three decades (1983–2013), he was the State Representative and executive director of the Sorraia Valley Irrigation Association, the body responsible for the Sorraia Valley Irrigation Work, which benefits 15,000 hectares of land in Alentejo and Ribatejo.[4]

He was President of the Confederation of Farmers of Portugal (CAP) for two terms, from 2017 to 2023, having previously been its Vice President (2005–2008).[5] [6]

In January 2024, he was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's Santarém list for the 2024 legislative elections.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santarém . 2024-03-17 . Aliança Democrática . pt.
  2. Web site: Tópico Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal . 2024-03-17 . CAP . pt.
  3. Web site: 2024-01-17 . Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa é candidato principal da AD por Santarém . 2024-03-17 . FLFRevista . pt-PT.
  4. Web site: Antigo presidente da CAP lidera lista da Aliança Democrática por Santarém . 2024-03-17 . O MIRANTE Antigo presidente da CAP lidera lista da Aliança Democrática por Santarém. . pt-PT.
  5. Web site: 2017-04-19 . EDUARDO OLIVEIRA E SOUSA ELEITO NOVO PRESIDENTE DA CAP E ANTÓNIO PAULA SOARES INTEGRA A DIRECÇÃO . 2024-03-17 . ANPC.pt . pt-PT.
  6. Web site: 2020-06-23 . Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa reeleito presidente da CAP - Vida Rural . 2024-03-17 . pt-PT.
  7. Web site: 2024-01-14 . Oliveira e Sousa é o cabeça de lista da AD por Santarém . 2024-03-17 . pt-PT.
  8. Web site: 2022-04-07 . Entrevista a Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa, CAP ao JN e TSF. . 2024-03-17 . pt-PT.