Background
Macedo, Jorge Avelino Braga de was born on December 1, 1946 in Lisbon. Son of Jorge and Branca Rosa (Mendonca Braga) B.d.Macedo.
Macedo, Jorge Avelino Braga de was born on December 1, 1946 in Lisbon. Son of Jorge and Branca Rosa (Mendonca Braga) B.d.Macedo.
Bachelor of Laws, Faculty of Law, Lisbon, 1971; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1979.
Professor economics Nova University, Lisbon, since 1987. President Organization of European Cooperation and Development Development Center, Paris, since 1999. President Parliament European Affairs Committee, Lisbon, 1994-1995.
Minister of finance, Lisbon, 1991-1993. Deputy director general European Commission, Brussels, since 1991, director national economics, 1988-1991. Director Institute for Tropical Sciences Research, Lisbon, since 1985.
Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1980. Research fellow Center for Economic Policy Research, London, since 1983. Member executive committee Trilateral Commission Europe, Paris, 1995.
President Council European Communities, Brussels, 1992. Junior lieutenant Portuguese Army, 1973-1975.
Married Luiza S. Almeido Ribeiro, November 30, 1972. Children: Joao, Ana.