Lídia Pereira | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Lídia Pereira in 2019 | |
| Member of the European Parliament forPortugal | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| President of theYouth of the European People's Party | |
| In office 2 November 2018 – 12 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Andrianos Giannou |
| Succeeded by | Sophia Kircher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ana Lídia Fernandes Oliveira Pereira (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (age 34) Coimbra, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Economist •Politician |
Ana Lídia Fernandes Oliveira Pereira (born 26 July 1991)[1] is a Portuguese politician of theSocial Democratic Party (PSD) who has been serving as aMember of the European Parliament since 2019.
Pereira has a degree inEconomics from theUniversity of Coimbra and aMSc in European Economic Studies from theCollege of Europe.[2][3]
Pereira served as president of theYouth of the European People's Party (YEPP) from 2018 until 2025.[5]
In the2019 European elections Pereira was the first politician to run acarbon 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 theCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and as member of theCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.[6] In 2020, she also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters.[7]
In addition to her committee assignments, Pereira is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption[8] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.[9]
In 2021, Pereira was part of the European Parliament's official delegation to theUnited Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).[10]
In June 2023, Pereira was the recipient of the Youth Champion Award atThe Parliament Magazine's annualMEP Awards[11]
In April 2024, she was elected vice-president of theEPP group afterPaulo Rangel’s departure to theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.[12]
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