Ministro da Educação, Ciência e Inovação do XXIV Governo Constitucional desde 02 de abril de 2024.
É Doutorado em Economia pelo Birkbeck College, University of London, e é Professor Associado com Agregação na Universidade do Minho. Foi Pró-Reitor, Diretor da Escola de Economia e Gestão e Diretor do Departamento de Economia. Em 2023, coordenou a avaliação económica e financeira do novo aeroporto de Lisboa. Entre 2013 e 2015, foi Secretário de Estado no Ministério da Administração Interna no XIX Governo Constitucional.
Também desempenhou funções como Vice-Presidente do Conselho Económico e Social. Os seus interesses de investigação incluem a macroeconomia, os mercados financeiros e o desenvolvimento da economia portuguesa. É autor ou coautor de oito livros, vários capítulos de livros e artigos publicados em revistas como Labour Economics, Small Business Economics, Journal of Technology Transfer, Regional Studies, The World Economy, Open Economies Review, Economics Letters, CESifo Economic Studies ou Higher Education. Foi consultor de instituições públicas e privadas, incluindo a Comissão Europeia e o Governo português.
Em 2022, recebeu o Prémio de Mérito Científico da Universidade do Minho.
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Minister of Education, Science, and Innovation in the 24th Constitutional Government since April 2, 2024.
He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London, and is an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the University of Minho. He has served as Vice-Rector, Director of the School of Economics and Management, and Director of the Department of Economics. In 2023, he led the economic and financial assessment of Lisbon’s new airport. From 2013 to 2015, he was Secretary of State in the Ministry of Internal Administration during the 19th Constitutional Government.
He also served as Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council. His research interests include macroeconomics, financial markets, and the development of the Portuguese economy. He is the author or co-author of eight books, several book chapters, and articles published in journals such as Labour Economics, Small Business Economics, Journal of Technology Transfer, Regional Studies, The World Economy, Open Economies Review, Economics Letters, CESifo Economic Studies, and Higher Education.
He has been a consultant for public and private institutions, including the European Commission and the Portuguese Government. In 2022, he received the Scientific Merit Award from the University of Minho.
