Cláudia Sofia Gomes Monteiro de Aguiar (born 8 April 1982) is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2024.[1]

Cláudia Aguiar
Cláudia Aguiar in 2018
Secretary of State for Fisheries
Assumed office
5 April 2024
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
MinisterJosé Manuel Fernandes
Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
In office
1 July 2014 – 4 April 2024
Succeeded byRicardo Morgado
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
20 June 2011 – 1 July 2014
ConstituencyMadeira
Personal details
Born (1982-04-08) April 8, 1982 (age 42)
Funchal, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Minho

Aguiar became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2014 elections. She has since been serving on the Committee on Transport and Tourism. Following the 2019 elections, she also joined the Committee on Fisheries as vice-chairwoman.[2]

In addition to her committee assignments, Aguiar has been part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with Brazil (2014-2019), South Africa (since 2019)[3] and the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (since 2021).[4] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[5] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital.[7]

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