António Bagão Félix

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castro and the second or paternal family name is Bagão Félix.

António José de Castro Bagão Félix (born 9 April 1948) is a Portuguese economist and politician.

António Bagão Félix
Minister of Finance
In office 17 July 2004 – 12 March 2005
Prime Minister	Pedro Santana Lopes
Preceded by	Manuela Ferreira Leite
Succeeded by	Luís Campos e Cunha
Minister of Social Security and Labour
In office 6 April 2002 – 17 July 2004
Prime Minister	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Paulo Pedroso
Succeeded by	Álvaro Barreto
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-09) 9 April 1948 Ílhavo, Portugal
Profession	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Portugal
Branch/service	Portuguese Navy
Years of service	1970–1973

Education

Bagão Félix received his university degree in Finance from the Technical University of Lisbon's ISEG, formerly known as ISCEF (1970), and a diploma in management by INSEAD (Fontainebleau, 1995).

Political life

Bagão Félix received administrative powers more than once. He took part in many governments formed in Portugal in his career.

Bagão Félix was the Deputy in the Assembleia da República, elected by the Association of London (1983–1985); he was the Deputy to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; and he was a member of its Committee on Social Affairs and Health in the same years. He has been active also in the anti-abortion movement.

Publications

Félix is the author of several books and has joined the editorial boards of journals such as Citizenship, New Labor, Company, Hyphen Magazine, and Public Health. He is a columnist in several newspapers such as Público, Jornal de Negócios, Correio do Vouga, Voz da Verdade, Revista Cais and Boletim Salesiano, among others, and he participates in the radio program Board on Antena1.

Career highlights

• (1973–1976) financial director of Companhia de Seguros Mundial
• (1976–1979) member of the Management Board of Insurance Credit
• (1979–1980) member of the Council Board of the National Insurance Institute
• (1985–1987) director of the Bank of Commerce and Industry
• (1992–1993) director of the Bank of Portugal
• (1993–1994) Vice-Governor
• (1994–2002) Director-General of the Portuguese Commercial Bank

Additionally he served in various public institutions and social organizations.

• (1997–2002) Chairman of the supervisory board of the Bank Against Hunger
• (since 2001) Consultant to the Portuguese Episcopal Conference for Social Affairs and Ethical and board member of the SEATS (Association for Economic and Social Development).

Teaching in higher education:

• (1972–1973) teaching assistant in the Institute of Economic and Financial Sciences
• (1975–1976) teaching assistant Institute of Labor and Company
• (1986–1994) Assistant Professor in the International University (Lisbon)
• (since 1991) a member of the General Council of the University of Aveiro

Government posts

• XV Constitutional Government
  • Minister of Social Security and Labor
• XVI Constitutional Government
  • Minister of Finance

Personal life

Bagão Félix is a known member (sócio) and supporter of S.L. Benfica.

External links

• Biography at Portugal.gov.pt (Portuguese)