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João Pedro Matos Fernandes
Matos Fernandes in 2019
Minister of the Environment
In office 26 November 2015 – 30 March 2022
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Jorge Moreira da Silva
Succeeded by	Duarte Cordeiro
Personal details
Born	1967 Águeda, Portugal
Alma mater	University of Porto Instituto Superior Técnico

João Pedro Matos Fernandes (born 1967) is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of the Environment since 26 November 2015 until 30 March 2022.

Early life and education

Matos Fernandes has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Porto and a master's degree in transport from Instituto Superior Técnico.

Early career

Before entering politics, Matos Fernandes served as president of the Portuguese Port Authorities' Association from 2008 to 2010, and as chairman of the Viana do Castelo Port Authority from 2009 to 2012.

Political career

When Portugal held the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2021, Matos Fernandes chaired the meetings of its Environment Council.

During his time in office, Matos Fernandes later oversaw an auction in August 2020 of contracts to build and operate new solar energy capacity that set a world record for the lowest price of future output.

With Portugal facing a winter drought in early 2022, Matos Fernandes ordered some of the country's hydropower dams to temporarily limit water use for electricity production and irrigation, prioritizing human consumption instead, and to ensure a supply of drinking water for at least two years.

Personal life

Matos Fernandes is a cousin of Narcos actor Pêpê Rapazote.

References

1. Marques, Christopher (24 November 2015). "António Costa indigitado: a lista dos novos ministros de Portugal" (in Portuguese). Radio and Television of Portugal. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
2. ^ "João Pedro Matos Fernandes". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
3. Sergio Goncalves (30 April 2020), Portugal plans new hydrogen plant in post-coronavirus 'green' future Reuters.
4. Kate Abnett (6 January 2021), EU's landmark climate law to be finalised within months, Portugal says Reuters.
5. Sergio Goncalves (26 August 2020), Portugal's solar energy auction breaks record for low power prices, again Reuters.
6. Catarina Demony (1 February 2022), Drought prompts Portugal to order hydropower dams to limit water use Reuters.

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