Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa
Eduardo Manuel Drummond de Oliveira e Sousa (born 14 May 1953) is a Portuguese agricultural engineer and politician. He has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, in Lisbon.[1]
He was Agricultural Director of the National Zootechnical Station (1979-1983), Assistant Professor of General Agriculture and Agricultural Machines, and Pastures and Forages, at the Escola Superior Agrária of Santarém (1981-1984) and Agricultural Director of the first Sugar factory installed in mainland Portugal, SUCRAL (1986-1989), responsible for introducing sugar beet cultivation.[2][3]
For three decades (1983-2013), he was the State Representative and Executive Director of the Sorraia Valley Irrigation Association, the body responsible for the Sorraia Valley Irrigation Work, which benefits 15,000 hectares of land in Alentejo and Ribatejo.[4]
He was President of the Confederation of Farmers of Portugal (CAP) for two terms, from 2017 to 2023, having previously been its Vice President (2005-2008).[5][6]
In January 2024, he was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's Santarém list for the 2024 legislative elections.[7][8]
References
- ^ Democrática, Aliança. "Santarém". Aliança Democrática (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Tópico | Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal". CAP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ editor (2024-01-17). "Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa é candidato principal da AD por Santarém". FLFRevista (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Antigo presidente da CAP lidera lista da Aliança Democrática por Santarém". O MIRANTE | Antigo presidente da CAP lidera lista da Aliança Democrática por Santarém. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "EDUARDO OLIVEIRA E SOUSA ELEITO NOVO PRESIDENTE DA CAP E ANTÓNIO PAULA SOARES INTEGRA A DIRECÇÃO". ANPC.pt (in European Portuguese). 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa reeleito presidente da CAP - Vida Rural" (in European Portuguese). 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Oliveira e Sousa é o cabeça de lista da AD por Santarém" (in European Portuguese). 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Entrevista a Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa, CAP ao JN e TSF" (in European Portuguese). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2024-03-17.