From 2001 to 2004, he was the Executive Chairman of Galp Energia and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Petrogal, Gás de Portugal, Transgás and Transgás-Atlântico. In 2004, he was appointed Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communication for Portugal’s 16th Constitutional Government. He also served as Chairman of the Portuguese Energy Association (APE) from 1999 to 2002, member of the Trilateral Commission from 1992 to 1998, Vice-Chairman of the Portuguese Industrial Association (AIP) and Chairman of the General Supervisory Board of Ambelis. He was also a Government representative to the EU working group for the trans-European network development. On January 2008 he was appointed as member of the General and Supervisory Board of Banco Comercial Português, SA, having been previously a member of the Superior Board of this bank. He was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of thos bank on February 2012. He is Chairman and Counselor-Delegate of EDP – Renováveis, Chairman of EDP - Energias do Brasil and Chairman of The Union of the Electricity Industry – EURELECTRIC. He was appointed on 30th March 2006 as Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors, which office began on 30th June 2006, and reappointed on 15th April 2009, 20th February 2012 and 21st April 2015.

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