João Gomes Cravinho
João Titterington Gomes Cravinho (b. 16 June 1964) is a Portuguese diplomat and politician who has been serving as Minister of National Defence in the government of Prime Minister António Costa since 2018.[1]
João Gomes Cravinho | |
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| Minister of National Defence | |
| Assumed office 15 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | José Alberto Azeredo Lopes |
| European Union Ambassador to Brazil | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ana Paula Zacarias |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
| In office 20 March 2005 – 20 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Henrique de Freitas |
| Succeeded by | Luís Brites Pereira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1964 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics University of Oxford |
Career
During his time in the European External Action Service, Cravinho served as Head of the European Union's delegation to Brazil from 2015 until 2018 and India from 2011 until 2015.[2] Prior to that, he occupied the post of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in José Sócrates's government.[3]
Under Cravinho's leadership as Minister of National Defence, Portugal purchased five KC-390 military transport aircraft and a flight simulator from Brazilian aerospace company Embraer for 827 million euros ($932 million) in 2019.[4]
Other activities
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council[5]
References
- Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.
- Ross Colvin (February 8, 2013), Quiet lunch shatters EU boycott of India's Modi Reuters.
- "Quem é João Gomes Cravinho, o novo ministro da Defesa" [Who is João Gomes Cravinho, the new Minister of Defence]. TSF (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- Catarina Demony (July 11, 2019), Portugal to buy five Embraer military planes for 827 mln euros Reuters.
- Members of the Council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
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