João de Deus Pinheiro

João de Deus Pinheiro GCC GCIH
Pinheiro in 1997
European Commissioner for Relations with African, Caribbean, Pacific Countries, South Africa and the Lomé Convention
In office 23 January 1995 – 16 September 1999
President	Jacques Santer Manuel Marín
Preceded by	Manuel Marín
Succeeded by	Poul Nielson
European Commissioner for Relations with Parliament, Culture and Audiovisual
In office 5 January 1993 – 23 January 1995
President	Jacques Delors
Preceded by	Jean Dondelinger
Succeeded by	Marcelino Oreja
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 17 August 1987 – 12 November 1992
Prime Minister	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded by	Pedro Pires de Miranda
Succeeded by	José Manuel Barroso
Minister of Education and Culture
In office 16 February 1985 – 17 August 1987
Prime Minister	Mário Soares Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded by	José Augusto Seabra
Succeeded by	Roberto Carneiro
Personal details
Born	João de Deus Rogado Salvador Pinheiro (1945-07-11) 11 July 1945 Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	European People's Party
Spouse	Maria Manuela Vieira Paisana
Children	4
Alma mater	Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon University of Birmingham

João de Deus Rogado Salvador Pinheiro, GCC GCIH (born 11 July 1945), is a Portuguese politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.

Academic career

João de Deus Pinheiro has a licentiate degree in chemical-industrial engineering by the Instituto Superior Técnico (1970) and a doctorate degree in the same field by the University of Birmingham (1976). Professor at the University of Lourenço Marques (Mozambique) from 1970 to 1974, and in the University of Minho after the Carnation Revolution and his return to Portugal.

Political career

He was Minister for Education 1985–1987, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1987–1992; in that role he was one of the EU negotiators in Brioni Agreement that ended ten-day war in Slovenia in 1991; Member of the European Parliament and European Commissioner.

Life after politics

João de Deus Pinheiro was elected member of the Assembly of the Republic in 2009 elections for Braga, but resigned shortly after for health reasons.

After leaving the European Parliament, he has been member of the board of several companies.

He is also known as a writer and amateur golfer.