Manuel Pinho

Born in Lisbon, 1954.

Minister of Economy and Innovation of Portugal (since 2005-03-12).

PhD. in Economics, by the University of Paris X (1983).

Graduated in Economics, from the Technical University of Lisbon, (1976).
 
1994-2005
Member of the Executive Board of Banco Espirito Santo, Vice-Chairman of Banco Espirito Santo Investments; Member of the Social and Economic Council.

1992-94
Director General of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance. Visiting scholar of Stern School, New York University. Chairman, of “Junta do Crédito Público”. Member of the Monetary Committee, Brussels. Board Member of the European Investment Bank. Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Portuguese Securities Commission (CMVM). Chairman of Supervision Commission, of the “Caixa Geral de Depósitos”.

1984-87
Economist, International Monetary Fund.

1982-1984
Professor, Portuguese Catholic University and Technical University of Lisbon.