Paulo Pedroso

Paulo Pedroso is a former Secretary of State and Minister for Labor and Training of Portugal from 1999 to 2001, professor, politician and member of the Portuguese Parliament.

Pedroso graduated from ISCTE (Lisbon) and was professor at the same institution. Former Secretary of State and Minister for Labor and Training of Portugal from 1999 to 2001, professor, politician and member of the Portuguese Parliament, he promoted a guarantee minimum income policy for unemployed Portuguese in order to combat poverty - "Rendimento Mínimo Garantido".

Pedroso involvement in what became known as the Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal, was dropped. [ Giles Tremlett, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/child/story/0,7369,1356110,00.html Portugal rocked by child abuse scandal] , Sunday November 21, 2004, The Guardian] Paulo Pedroso requested a compensation (600,000 euro) from the Portuguese Republic on the grounds that his arrest was illegal and destroyed his political career. In September 2008, a Portuguese court ordered the state to pay 100,000 euros ($140,000) to the ex-minister Paulo Pedroso, on the grounds that he was wrongly detained on paedophilia charges. [pt icon [http://jn.sapo.pt/PaginaInicial/Sociedade/Interior.aspx?content_id=1008036 Casa Pia: Paulo Pedroso ganha acção contra o Estado] ] Pedroso returned to the Portuguese Parliament shortly after, as member of his party - Partido Socialista.

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