Born in Paço de Arcos, Oeiras, Portugal on 29 October 1960
Education
Modern Languages and Literature, Faculdade de Letras, University of Lisbon
Career
| 1981-1988 | Assistant of UGT-P International Department |
| 1984-1991 | Responsible for the International Affairs of UGT-P Youth Department |
| 1985-1988 | Member of ETUC Youth Steering Committee |
| 1985-1991 | Member of the local council of Paço de Arcos |
| 1988-1991 | Member of the Executive Committee of the Youth Forum of the European Community |
| 1988-1991 | Head of UGT-P International Department |
| 1988-1991 | President of ETUC Youth Steering Committee |
| 1990-1991 | Member of SITESE (Sindicato dos Trabalhadores de Escritório, Comércio, Serviços e Novas Tecnologias) General Council |
| 1992-1995 | ETUC Confederal Secretary in charge of Labour Market, Education and Vocational Training, Migration and Youth |
| 1995-1999 | ETUC Confederal Secretary in charge of Labour Market, Education and Vocational Training, Racism & Ethnical Minorities and European Structural Funds |
| From 1999 on | Re-elected ETUC Confederal Secretary in charge of Labour Market, Education and Vocational Training, Regional Policy and European Structural Funds |
Elected Deputy General Secretary of the ETUC at its congress in Prague May 2003. Re-elected in Seville in 2007.
