Regina Bastos
Portuguese lawyer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Regina Maria Pinto da Fonseca Ramos Bastos (born 4 November 1960) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. She was a member of the European parliament from 1999 to 2004 and from 2009 to 2014 as a member of the European People's Party.[1][2]
Regina Bastos | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 2 April 2024 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
In office 22 October 2015 – 24 October 2019 | |
Constituency | Aveiro |
In office 10 March 2005 – 13 July 2009 | |
Constituency | Aveiro |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014 | |
Constituency | Portugal |
In office 24 July 1999 – 20 July 2004 | |
Constituency | Portugal |
President of the Estarreja Municipal Assembly | |
Assumed office 1 October 2017 | |
In office 9 October 2005 – 13 July 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Regina Maria Pinto da Fonseca Ramos Bastos (1960-11-04) 4 November 1960 (age 63) Estarreja, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Children | 1 |
Occupation | Lawyer • Politician |
She was born in Estarreja and holds a bachelor's degree in law. She was a member of the Portuguese Social Democratic Party. She served in the municipal assembly for Estarreja from 1989 to 2001. After serving in the European parliament, she was a member of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic from 2005 until 2009, when she was again elected to the European parliament.[1][3] In 2011, she was named to the short list for the prize for the Best Member of the European Parliament.[4]
Regina Bastos served as President of the Municipal Assembly of Estarreja from 2005 to 2009,[3] and again since 2017.[2]
She succeeded Luís Montenegro as a member of Parliament when he resigned to become Prime Minister.[5]