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 |
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.