Miguel Relvas
Miguel Fernando Cassola de Miranda Relvas ( born September 5, 1961 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese politician (PSD) and since June 21, 2011 Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in the Cabinet Passos Coelho.
Life
Youth
Miguel Relvas was born on 5 September 1961 in Lisbon, but lived with his family until 1974 in the former overseas province of Portuguese West Africa, now known as Angola. His two brothers (* 1963 and * 1966 ) were born in Luanda. After the Carnation Revolution in 1974, the family returned to Lisbon, Relvas attended school in Tomar.
Academic career
Relvas wrote in 1984 for the study of law at the Free University of Lisbon, a private, broke it after one year already and subsequently joined to the study of history, which, however, he also broke after a year.
1995 Relvas wrote at the Universidade Lusíada one for the degree program in International Relations, but she attended a course. Since he owed it 160 272 Escudos the University in the year ( about 800 Euros ) on tuition fees and they are not paid, this exmatrikulierte him.
In 2006 he enrolled at the Universidade also private Lusófona one for the degree program in Political Science and International Relations. His studies he finished with customary in Portugal Lizenziatur ( licenciatura ) after one year. The university counted it to him for his various political offices, at the same time tell students at the University, he had never seen him at the facility. Furthermore, were credited to him courses that were not offered in the two semesters at the University.
Political career
Miguel Relvas came early to the Portuguese Social Democrats from 1987 to 1989 he was Chairman of the Social Democratic youth organization Juventude Social Democrata.
In the parliamentary elections in 1985, he won a mandate for the first time in the Assembleia da República in the constituency Santarém ( IV legislature ). He also ran for all subsequent elections (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2005) and won by 2005 each time the mandate in the same constituency. In the 2009 election the PSD lost the mandate of the Socialists, with Relvas 2011 it won again. Currently, he has this but because of its Government Office (see below), let it rest.
In his party he was further 2004/2005 and between March 2010 and June 2011, Secretary-General between 2006 and 2008 deputy head of the Instituto Francisco Sá Carneiro and from 1999 to 2002 member of the board of the PSD. In addition, he held numerous other offices and mandates, including from 1997 to 2012 was chairman of the city Relvas Assembly ( Assembleia Municipal) of Tomar, where he was elected for the town meeting in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2009. Between 1997 and 2012 Relvas was chairman of the tourism region of the Templars ( Região de Turismo dos Templários, ie Middle Tagus ).
His first government post he assumed in the Cabinet Durão Barroso (2002-2004) as Secretary of State at the Home Office, he was responsible for the local self-government. His next office he took over seven years later, after the previously victorious in the general election Pedro Passos Coelho suggested Relvas 2011 as one of four social democratic ministers for his cabinet on June 17. President Cavaco Silva then appointed him on 21 June 2011 as the Deputy Minister of Parliament Angel Tight units ( Ministro Adjunto e dos Assuntos Parlamentares ).
Prior to his current government position Relvas had already entered into early retirement in 2011 and received about 14,000 euros monthly pension. However, this is currently paused due to his government office. In addition, he received a pension of 2,800 euros, which is also currently paused due to his duties in the public service.
Private
Miguel Relvas was married for 23 years, from that marriage came a daughter. Since 2011 he has been divorced.
Relvas is a member of the Masonic Lodge Grande Oriente Lusitano.