‒ Born on 20 February 1942 in Funchal (P), died on 18 March 2014 in Lisbon (P)

‒ Nationality: Portuguese

‒ Member of the Portuguese Constituent Assembly (1975‒1976)

‒ State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the sixth Provisional Government (1975‒1976)

‒ Minister for Foreign Affairs in the first Constitutional Government (1976‒1977)

‒ Member of the European Parliament (1986‒1989)

‒ Member of the Assembly of the Republic, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee (1995‒1999)

‒ Member of the Portuguese Parliamentary Delegation to the Council of Europe (1995‒2005)