Maria Belo | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1988–1994 | |
Parliamentary group | Socialist |
Personal details | |
Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 27 April 1938
Political party | Portuguese: Socialist Party (PS) |
Children | One son |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven |
Occupation | Psychoanalyst |
Website | [1] |
Maria Belo is a Portuguese psychoanalyst who can be considered a pioneer in the use of psychoanalysis in Portugal. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in its second and third terms, between 1988 and 1994, and was active in efforts to decriminalize abortion in Portugal in the 1980s.[1]