Carlos Moedas

Carlos Moedas
Moedas in 2023
Mayor of Lisbon
Assumed office
18 October 2021 (2021-10-18)
DeputyFilipe Anacoreta Correia
Preceded byFernando Medina
European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation
In office
1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019
PresidentJean-Claude Juncker
Preceded byMáire Geoghegan-Quinn
Succeeded byMariya Gabriel
Secretary of State Adjunct to the Prime Minister
In office
21 June 2011 – 10 September 2014
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
Preceded byJoão Almeida Ribeiro
Succeeded byMariana Vieira da Silva
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
20 June 2011 – 10 September 2014
ConstituencyBeja
Personal details
Born
Carlos Manuel Félix Moedas

(1970-08-10) 10 August 1970 (age 53)
Beja, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic
Spouse
Céline Dora Judith Abecassis
(m. 2000)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Lisbon
Harvard University

Carlos Manuel Félix Moedas (born 10 August 1970) is a Portuguese civil engineer, economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who is the current Mayor of Lisbon.

From 2014 until 2019, Moedas served as European Commissioner covering the portfolio of Research, Science and Innovation under the leadership of President Jean-Claude Juncker.[1] Between 2011 and 2014 he served as Secretary of State in the XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal.

In March 2021, Moedas announced his candidacy as Mayor of Lisbon in the 2021 local elections, and was elected on 26 September of the same year.[2]

  1. ^ European Commission (10 September 2014). "The Juncker Commission: A strong and experienced team standing for change" (Press release).
  2. ^ Sofia Rodrigues (4 March 2021), Carlos Moedas: "Foi uma decisão de vida, reflectida e pensada" Público.