Pedro Canavarro

Pedro Canavarro (born May 9, 1937) is a Portuguese academic and politician, and a former Member of the European Parliament.

Biography
Pedro Canavarro was born in Santarém on May 9, 1937.

Great-grandson of politician and parliamentarian Passos Manuel, Pedro Canavarro holds a degree in history from the University of Lisbon and a diploma in Museology and Museum Conservation from the National Museum of Ancient Art.

Academically, at the University of Lisbon, he taught Art History, Portuguese and Overseas Art, Greek Civilization, Urbanism, and Portuguese Culture. In Japan, he was a Portuguese language lecturer at the universities of Tokyo, Keio, Sophia, and Foreign Languages.

As a politician, he served as a member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1991 for the Socialist Party and from 1991 to 1994 for the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD). He was also an independent candidate in the European Elections in Italy.

He was a member of the Municipal Assembly and a councilor of the Municipal Chamber of Santarém, serving as a member and Secretary-General of the PRD (Democratic Renewal Party.

Among other activities, he was the General Commissioner of the 17th Exhibition of Art, Science, and Culture, and is the author of works in the fields of History, Art, Culture, and Politics.

Honors

 * Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry (1983-08-03)
 * Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (2012-06-08)
 * Commander of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan (2007-06-22)
 * Grand Cross of the Merit of the Discoverer of Brazil Pedro Álvares Cabral
 * Pro-Merit Medal of the Council of Europe