Cláudia Alexandra Coelho Cardoso Meneses da Costa

Cláudia Alexandra Coelho Cardoso Meneses da Costa was born in Angra do Heroísmo on November 23, 1973. She holds a degree in Modern Languages and Literatures -Portuguese/English from the University of the Azores. She holds a Master's degree in Literary, Cultural and Interart Studies from the University of Porto with a thesis entitled: "If I recall it correctly: Introduction to Vitorino Nemésio's television chronicle." She has taught Portuguese and English at Laranjeiras Basic Education and Secondary School, Vitorino Nemésio Basic Education and Secondary School, Praia da Vitória Vocational Training School, and Jerónimo Emiliano de Andrade Basic Education and Secondary School. She tutored teaching traineeships between 1998 and 2000. She was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in the VII, VIII, IX and X legislative terms. She was a member of the Committee on Social Affairs, the Standing Committee, the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Environment and Labour, and the Committee on General Policy. She chaired the Committee on Social Affairs in the VIII and IX legislative terms. She was vice-president of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party (PS) in the VIII legislative term. She served as Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency of the Government in the VIII Regional Government and as Regional Secretary for Education and Training in the X Regional Government of the Azores. She was vice-president of PS/Açores between 2010 and 2012. She has participated in several conferences and colloquia, having also presented books as guest speaker. She is a regular contributor to the regional press. In January 2010, she launched her first book “Por um fio de Escrita – 10 anos de crónicas” (Through writing - 10 years of chronicles).