Background
Soares-Costa, Manuel José Dias was born on March 19, 1933 in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of Antonio Monteiro Soares-Costa and Maria do Patrocinio Dias Costa.
Soares-Costa, Manuel José Dias was born on March 19, 1933 in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of Antonio Monteiro Soares-Costa and Maria do Patrocinio Dias Costa.
License, Lisbon Technology University, 1957. Doctor of Science, Lisbon Technology University, 1963.
Assistant professor animal science Agricultural College Lisbon Technology University, 1958-1963, associate professor, 1969-1975, full professor, since 1980. Head technical services department Shaver Poultry Breeding Farms, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, 1975-1980. Minister agricultural Portuguese Government, Lisbon, 1983-1984.
Member Parliament, Lisbon, 1987-1991. Chairman Portuguese delegate Council Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Strasbourg, France, 1988-1992. Vice president Western European Union Parliamentary Assembly, Paris, 1990-1991.
Chairman Food and Agriculture Organization National Committee, Lisbon, 1993. Chairman Vetlima Ltd., Lisbon, chairman department animal and crop science Agricultural College, Lisbon Technology University, 1996, professor poultry science & animal feed. technical.
Auditor National Defense, Institute of National Defense, Lisbon, 1993-1994. Active Social Democratic Party. Member American Society Agricultural Engineers, American Poultry Science Association, Council Europe Parliamentary Assembly (honorary), Ordem dos Engenheiros, New York Academy of Sciences, World Poultry Science Association.
Married Maria Helena Rodrigues Goncalves Costa, September 2, 1954. Children: Luis Manuel, Maria Teresa, Maria Helena.