Nuno Crato

Nuno Crato
Nuno Crato
Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2011
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho
Preceded by	Isabel Alçada
Personal details
Born	March 9, 1952 (1952-03-09) (age 59) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	None

Nuno Paulo de Sousa Arrobas Crato (born in Lisbon, 1952) is a Portuguese university professor, researcher, mathematician, economist, and writer. For many years, Crato was a researcher and professor in the United States. Back in Portugal, he taught mathematics and statistics in the ISEG/Technical University of Lisbon. He published works and participated in events related to the fields of science divulgation and history of science. In June 2011, he was appointed Minister of Education, Higher Education and Science, in the cabinet of the Portuguese Government led by Pedro Passos Coelho.

Early years

Nuno Crato was born in Lisbon on March 9, 1952. Crato studied for a while at the Faculdade de Ciências/University of Lisbon before changing his mind and graduate in economics at the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão/Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG/UTL). In addition, he was awarded a masters' degree in mathematical methods for business management by ISEG/UTL.

Career

He taught at the University of the Azores, Stevens Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was awarded a doctorate in mathematics by an American educational institution.^[1] Since 2000 Crato has been professor of mathematics and statistics at ISEG/UTL. He was also appointed pro-Rector of the Technical University of Lisbon.

He has several general works published in the fields of science divulgation and history of science, and myriad academic works and papers in mathematics-related subfields. He has been appointed president of the Portuguese Mathematical Society and the Taguspark science park in Oeiras Municipality, Lisbon Region. He has appeared in several television programs including 7 vezes ciência for RTP and Mário Crespo's Plano Inclinado for SIC Notícias.^[1] In June 2011, he was appointed Minister of Education, Higher Education and Science, in the cabinet of the Portuguese Government led by Pedro Passos Coelho. He served in this capacity as an independent.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Portuguese) Curriculum do novo presidente do Taguspark, Jornal de Negócios