Carlos Coelho (politician)

Carlos Miguel Maximiano de Almeida Coelho (born 20 May 1960) is a Portuguese politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1998 until 2019, and again between 2023 and 2024. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party,^[1] part of the EPP Group.

Carlos Coelho
Carlos Coelho in 2011
Member of the European Parliament for Portugal
In office 7 July 2023 – 15 July 2024
Preceded by	Álvaro Amaro
In office 14 September 1998 – 1 July 2019
In office 19 July 1994 – 25 July 1994
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 1 October 1995 – 13 September 1998
Constituency	Santarém
In office 25 April 1983 – 18 July 1994
Constituency	Lisbon (1983–1991) Santarém (1991–1994)
In office May 1980 – June 1980
Constituency	Lisbon
Undersecretary of State Adjunct to the Minister of Education
In office 25 July 1994 – 28 October 1995
Prime Minister	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Minister	Manuela Ferreira Leite
President of the Social Democratic Youth
In office October 1986 – March 1990
Preceded by	Pedro Pinto
Succeeded by	Pedro Passos Coelho
Personal details
Born	Carlos Miguel Maximiano de Almeida Coelho (1960-05-20) 20 May 1960 (age 65) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1978–present)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Youth
Alma mater	University of Lisbon

Member of the European Parliament

From 11 July 2000 to 6 September 2001, Coelho served as the chairman of the Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System.^[2]

From 26 January 2006 to 14 February 2007, Coelho was chairman of the Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners.^[2] In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights^[3] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability, Member.^[4]

He returned to the European Parliament in July 2023, following the conviction of Álvaro Amaro.^[5]