Isabel Alçada
Isabel Alçada | |
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| Born | 29 May 1950 Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Language | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon, Boston University |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Notable works | Uma aventura series |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Nuno Crato |
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Maria Isabel Girão de Melo Veiga Vilar GOIH GOIP (Lisbon, 29 May 1950), better known by her pen name, Isabel Alçada, is a Portuguese teacher, writer, and politician. As a writer, she is mainly dedicated to children's literature, being primarily known for writing the Uma aventura series of books with her writing partner Ana Maria Magalhães.
Alçada has also held a number of education-related government-appointed positions, including coordinator for the working group that would conceive the Portuguese school library network (1995–1996), and commissioner for the National Reading Plan (2006–2009). From 2009 to 2011 she was the Minister of Education in the XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal.