| Fernando Alexandre | |
| Office1: | Minister of Education, Science and Innovation |
| Term Start1: | 2 April 2024 |
| Term Start2: | 22 April 2013 |
| Term End2: | 22 April 2015 |
| Birth Date: | 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Gafanha da Nazaré, Portugal |
| Party: | Independent |
| Alma Mater: | University of Coimbra University of London |
| Predecessor1: | Elvira Fortunato (Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education) João Costa (Minister of Education) |
| Occupation: | Economist • Politician |
| Spouse: | Anabela Filipe Alexandre |
| Children: | 3 |
| Primeminister1: | Luís Montenegro |
| Office2: | Secretary of State of Internal Administration |
| Primeminister2: | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Minister2: | Miguel Macedo Anabela Miranda Rodrigues |
| Birth Name: | Fernando Manuel de Almeida Alexandre |
Fernando Manuel de Almeida Alexandre (born 1972) is a Portuguese professor and politician. He has been Minister of Education, Science and Innovation since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.[1] [2] He was also Secretary of State of Internal Administration in the XIX Constitutional Government, led by Pedro Passos Coelho.[3]
He has been an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Minho since 2009, having completed his degree and master's degree in Economics at the University of Coimbra and completed his PhD in Economics at the University of London - Birkbeck College with a dissertation on monetary policy and financial markets, in 2003.[4]