Elisa Ferreira

Elisa Ferreira, born on October seventeenth, nineteen fifty-five, is a distinguished Portuguese politician and economist. She has made significant contributions to European governance, notably serving as the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms under President Ursula von der Leyen from two thousand nineteen to two thousand twenty-four.

Before her role as a European Commissioner, Ferreira held the position of vice-governor at the Bank of Portugal from two thousand sixteen until two thousand nineteen. Her political career also includes a tenure as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Socialist Party, where she was an active member of the Party of European Socialists from two thousand four to two thousand sixteen.

Ferreira's experience in government extends to her leadership of the Ministries of Environment and Public Works during the administrations of António Guterres, where she served from nineteen ninety-five to nineteen ninety-nine and from nineteen ninety-nine to two thousand one, respectively. Her commitment to public service and economic reform has been a hallmark of her career.