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Lídia Pereira

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Lídia Pereira MEP
Lídia Pereira in 2019

President of the Youth of the European People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 November 2018
Preceded by	Andrianos Giannou
Member of the European Parliament for Portugal
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019

Personal details
Born	Ana Lídia Fernandes Oliveira Pereira (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 33) Coimbra, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Youth
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Economist • Politician

Ana Lídia Fernandes Oliveira Pereira (born 26 July 1991)^[1] is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. She is also president of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP).^[2]

Early life and education

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Pereira has a degree in Economics from the University of Coimbra and a MSc in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe.^[3]^[4]

Political career

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In the 2019 European elections Pereira was the first politician to run a carbon neutral political campaign, drawing attention to climate change. As number 2 in the list she stood out as a political renewal of Portuguese MEPs. Since joining the European Parliament, she has been serving as her parliamentary group's deputy coordinator in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and as member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.^[5] In 2020, she also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters.^[6]

In addition to her committee assignments, Pereira is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption^[7] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.^[8]

In 2021, Pereira was part of the European Parliament's official delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).^[9]

In June 2023, Pereira was the recipient of the Youth Champion Award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards^[10]

In April 2024, she was elected vice-president of the EPP group after Paulo Rangel’s departure to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[11]

Other activities

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UNITE – Parliamentary Network to End HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases, Member (since 2019)^[12]

References

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^ "Home | Lídia PEREIRA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Conimbricense Lídia Pereira vai liderar Juventude do Partido Popular Europeu" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "Conimbricense Lídia Pereira é candidata a Presidente da Juventude do Partido Popular Europeu" (in Portuguese). Notícias de Coimbra. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Freire, Manuel Carlos; Cruz, Bárbara (11 March 2019). "Lídia Pereira chegou tarde à política mas é número dois do PSD nas europeias" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ Her MEP profile
^ Members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters European Parliament, press release of 9 July 2020.
^ Intergroup on Anti-Corruption European Parliament.
^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
^ European Parliament Delegation to COP26, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 9-13 November 2021 European Parliament.
^ "MEP Awards: Winners 2022". The Parliament Magazine. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Lídia Pereira (PSD) elected EPP vice-president after Rangel's departure". 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ Members – Western & Central Europe

v t e Members of the European Parliament from Portugal (2019–2024)
Albuquerque (S&D) Becker-Weinberg (EPP) Carvalhais (S&D) Cerdas (S&D) Coelho (EPP) dos Santos (EPP) Guerreiro (Greens–EFA) Gusmão (GUE-NGL) Leitão Marques (S&D) Lopes (GUE-NGL) M. Marques (S&D) P. Marques (S&D) Morgado (EPP) Neto (EPP) L. Pereira (EPP) S. Pereira (GUE-NGL) P. Pereira (S&D) Rodrigues (GUE-NGL) I. Santos (S&D) T. Santos (EPP) Zorrinho (S&D)

v t e List of members of the European People's Party group (2019–2024)
Austria	Bernhuber Karas Mandl Sagartz Pirchner Thaler Winzig
Belgium	Arimont Franssen Lutgen Vandenkendelaere
Bulgaria	Ademov Kanev Kovatchev Maydell Novakov Radev Yordanov
Croatia	Glavak Ressler Sokol Zovko
Cyprus	Fourlas Stavrou
Czech Republic	Niedermayer Polčák Pospíšil Šojdrová Zdechovský
Denmark	Weiss
Estonia	Terras
Finland	Korhola Pietikäinen Virkkunen
France	Bellamy Colin-Oesterlé Danjean Didier Hortefeux Morano Sailliet Sander
Germany	Bentele Berger Braunsberger-Reinhold Caspary Doleschal Düpont Ehler Ferber Gahler Gieseke Herbst Hohlmeier Jahr Liese Lins McAllister Mortler Niebler Pieper Radtke Schneider Schwab Seekatz Simon Verheyen Voss Walsmann Weber Wieland
Greece	Asimakopoulou Kefalogiannis Kympouropoulos Meimarakis Spyraki Vozemberg Zagorakis
Hungary	Bocskor Deli Deutsch Gál Győri Gyürk Hidvéghi Hölvényi Járóka Kósa Schaller-Baross Tóth Trócsányi
Ireland	Clune Fitzgerald Kelly Markey Walsh
Italy	Comi Dorfmann Martusciello Meo Mussolini Patriciello Peppucci Regimenti Salini Vuolo Zambelli
Latvia	Kalniete Pūpols Vaidere
Lithuania	Juknevičienė Kubilius Maldeikienė Mažylis
Luxembourg	Kemp Wiseler-Santos
Malta	Casa Metsola
Netherlands	Berendsen Dalen Haga Lenaers Manders Ormel Schreijer-Pierik
Poland	Adamowicz Brejza Buzek Duda Frankowski Halicki Karpiński Hübner Jarubas Kalinowski Kopacz Lewandowski Łukacijewska Ochojska Olbrycht Pahl Thun
Portugal	Becker-Weinberg Coelho dos Santos Morgado Neto Pereira Santos
Romania	Băsescu Blaga Bogdan Buda Bușoi Falcă Hava Marinescu Motreanu Mureșan Nistor Tomac Vincze Winkler
Slovakia	Bilčík Lexmann Pollák Štefanec
Slovenia	Bogovič Novak Tomc Zver
Spain	Benjumea Castillo Collado Echeverría Estaràs García-Margallo Gil López-Istúriz Mato Millán Montserrat Zarzalejos Zoido
Sweden	Kokalari Lega Polfjärd Skyttedal Tobé Warborn

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