Maria do Céu Antunes

Maria do Céu de Oliveira Antunes (until 2020 known as Maria do Céu Albuquerque; born 10 July 1970) is a Portuguese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture in XXII Constitutional Government from 2019 to 2024.

She has a degree in biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of the University of Coimbra and has a postgraduate degree in Quality Management and Food Safety from the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz. In January 2022, she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic on the list of the victorious Socialist Party (PS), as a representative of Santarém, and was reappointed as Minister of Agriculture and Food.

Before that, she had been Secretary of State for Regional Development in the XXI Constitutional Government of February 18 to October 26, 2019, and President of the Municipality of Abrantes for 9 years.

Jorge Ferreira Dias case
During her 9-year term as Mayor of Abrantes, Maria do Céu de Albuquerque got involved in controversies with construction entrepreneur Jorge Ferreira Dias, over land disputes. This case became more visible through the reporting of Ana Leal on TVI.