# Margarida Marques > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Margarida_Marques > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Margarida_Marques.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarida_Marques > Source revision: 1350059791 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Portuguese politician Margarida Marques MEP Member of the European Parliament for Portugal In office 1 July 2019 – 15 July 2024 Personal details Born (1954-02-03) 3 February 1954 (age 72) Bombarral, Portugal Party Socialist Party **Maria Margarida Ferreira Marques**[1] (born 3 February 1954) is a [Portuguese politician](/source/Politics_of_Portugal) of the [Socialist Party](/source/Socialist_Party_(Portugal)) who served as a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) between [2019](/source/2019_European_Parliament_election) and [2024](/source/2024_European_Parliament_election).[2] ## Early career In 1994 Marques moved to Brussels where she started working for the [European Commission](/source/European_Commission), first in the [Directorate-General for Education and Culture](/source/Directorate-General_for_Education%2C_Youth%2C_Sport_and_Culture) (DG EAC), then in the [Directorate-General for Communication](/source/Directorate-General_for_Communication) (DG COMM). She subsequently held the position of European Commission representative in Portugal from 2005 to 2011. ## Career in national politics From [2015](/source/2015_Portuguese_legislative_election) until 2019, Marques was a member of the [Parliament of Portugal](/source/Assembly_of_the_Republic_(Portugal)). During that time, she served as State Secretary for European Affairs in the [government](/source/XXI_Constitutional_Government_of_Portugal) of [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Portugal) [António Costa](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Costa) from 2015 until 2017. ## Member of the European Parliament Marques has been a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) since the [2019 European elections](/source/2019_European_Parliament_election). In parliament, she has since been serving on the [Committee on Budgets](/source/Committee_on_Budgets). In this capacity, she was the parliament's [co-rapporteur](/source/Rapporteur) (alongside [Jan Olbrycht](/source/Jan_Olbrycht)) on the European Union's [Multiannual Financial Framework](/source/Multiannual_Financial_Framework) (MFF) for 2021–2027.[3] In 2020, she also joined the [Committee on International Trade](/source/Committee_on_International_Trade). In addition to her committee assignments, Marques is part of the parliament's delegations for relations with [China](/source/China) and the [Parliamentary Assembly](/source/Euro-Mediterranean_Parliamentary_Assembly) of the [Union for the Mediterranean](/source/Union_for_the_Mediterranean).[4] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity.[5] ## Honours - [Greece](/source/Greece): Grand Cross of the [Order of Honour](/source/Order_of_Honour_(Greece)) (21 April 2017)[6] - [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg): Grand Cross of the [Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg](/source/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Grand_Duchy_of_Luxembourg) (23 May 2017) - [Spain](/source/Spain): Dame Grand Cross of the [Order of Isabella the Catholic](/source/Order_of_Isabella_the_Catholic) (28 November 2016)[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Biografia"](https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=3339). *www.parlamento.pt* (in European Portuguese). [Archived](http://web.archive.org/web/20260113015317/https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=3339) from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [MEP profile](http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197638) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Cécile Barbière (February 11, 2020), [Lawmakers pressure Paris to do more for EU budget](https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/lawmakers-pressure-paris-to-do-more-for-eu-budget/) [EURACTIV](/source/EURACTIV). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Margarida Marques](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197638/MARGARIDA_MARQUES/home) [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-anti-racism-diversity.pdf) [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PRTHons_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PRTHons_6-1) ["ENTIDADES NACIONAIS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS ESTRANGEIRAS"](https://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=155&list=1). v t e Members of the European Parliament from Portugal (2019–2024) Albuquerque (S&D) Becker-Weinberg (EPP) Carvalhais (S&D) Cerdas (S&D) Coelho (EPP) dos Santos (EPP) Guerreiro (Greens–EFA) Gusmão (GUE-NGL) Leitão Marques (S&D) Lopes (GUE-NGL) M. Marques (S&D) P. Marques (S&D) Morgado (EPP) Neto (EPP) L. Pereira (EPP) S. Pereira (GUE-NGL) P. Pereira (S&D) Rodrigues (GUE-NGL) I. Santos (S&D) T. 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