Álvaro Santos Pereira
Álvaro Santos Pereira | |
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Santos Pereira in 2013 | |
| Governor of the Bank of Portugal | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mário Centeno |
| Minister of Economy and Labour | |
| In office 21 June 2011 – 24 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | José António Vieira da Silva (as Minister of Economy, Innovation and Development) Helena André (as Minister of Labour and Social Security) |
| Succeeded by | António Pires de Lima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro Miguel Rodrigues dos Santos Pereira 7 January 1972 |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra University of Exeter Simon Fraser University |
| Occupation | Economist • Professor |
| Awards | Order of Prince Henry (2016) |
Álvaro Miguel Rodrigues dos Santos Pereira (born 7 January 1972) is a Portuguese economist, professor and writer and current governor of the Bank of Portugal.[1] He was the Minister of Economy and Labour of Portugal between June 2011 and July 2013 in the XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal.[2]
Early life and education
Santos Pereira was born in Viseu, Portugal in 1972. He attended the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, where he was awarded a degree in economics by the Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra (FEUC) (Economics School of the University of Coimbra) and has a master's degree by the University of Exeter. He is also a PhD in economics by the Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada).
Career
Santos Pereira worked as professor of economic development and economic policy at the Simon Fraser University[3] and the University of British Columbia.[4]
From 2011 to 2013, Santos Pereira served as Minister of Economy, Labour, Transport, Public Works and Communications of Portugal in the cabinet of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.[5]
As minister, Santos Pereira helped design reforms of the labour market and competition laws.[6] His tenure as minister also became known due to his initial aggressive stance against the energy lobby – led by EDP – Electricidade de Portugal – and conciliatory settlement in the end. The negotiations regarding excessive rents led by Santos Pereira, resulted in EDP receiving less €30 million p.a. It now appears that excessive rents being charged by EDP could have amounted to €2 billion.
Since 2014, Santos Pereira has been serving as Director of the Country Studies Branch of the OECD Economics Department.[7]
On 19 July 2025, Santos Pereira was nominated as the Governor of the Bank of Portugal, succeeding Mário Centeno upon the expiration of his term.[8]
References
- ^ Almeida, Henrique (3 October 2025). "Portugal to Install Pereira as Central Bank Governor on Oct. 6". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Goncalves, Sergio (24 July 2025). "Portugal picks OECD's Santos Pereira to replace Centeno as central bank chief". Reuters. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Alvaro Pereira, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University
- ^ Faculty, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
- ^ (in Portuguese) Álvaro Santos Pereira, Diário de Notícias (17 June 2011)
- ^ Sérgio Gonçalves and Andrei Khalip (24 July 2025), Portugal picks OECD's Santos Pereira to replace Centeno as central bank chief Reuters.
- ^ "Members and partners". OECD. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ Sérgio Gonçalves and Andrei Khalip (24 July 2025), Portugal picks OECD's Santos Pereira to replace Centeno as central bank chief Reuters.