Narana Coissoró Explained

Narana Coissoró
Honorific-Suffix:GOIP GOC GCIH
Office1:Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Term Start1:5 April 2002
Term End1:9 March 2005
Constituency1:Setúbal
Term Start2:25 October 1999
Term End2:4 April 2002
Constituency2:Lisboa District
Term Start3:3 June 1976
Term End3:26 October 1995
Constituency3:Lisboa District
Birth Name:Narana Sinai Coissoró
Birth Date:1931 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Goa, Portuguese India
Party:CDS - People's Party
Spouse:Teresa da Costa Brandão
Children:One daughter
Profession:Lawyer
Professor
Occupation:Politician
Alma Mater:University of Coimbra
SOAS, University of London

Narana Sinai Coissoró, GOIP GOC GCIH (born 3 October 1933), is a Portuguese lawyer, professor and retired politician of the right-wing CDS – People's Party (Portuguese: Centro Democrático e Social/Partido Popular – CDS/PP).

Political activity

Narana Coissoró is a former Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic. He was leader of his party parliamentary group between 1978 and 1991.

Other activities

Coissoró is President of the Center for Oriental Studies of the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (ISCSP – Higher Institute of Political and Social Sciences), of the Technical University of Lisbon.[1] He also heads the Goan Community Centre in Portugal.

Personal life

Narana Coissoró is married to Teresa da Costa Brandão, born at Caldas da Rainha, by whom he has a daughter, Smitá da Costa Brandão Coissoró.

He has a degree in law by the University of Coimbra and a doctorate from SOAS, University of London.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISCSP: Instituto de Relações Internacionais – centros de estudo. . 2009-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224233806/http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/?idc=25 . 2012-02-24 . dead .