Pedro Tavares

Former State Secretary for Justice
XXIII Constitutional Government

With a degree in Communication Sciences and a Master's degree in New Media and Web, both from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a postgraduate degree in eBusiness from ISEG, and advanced training in Digital Transition from the University of Chicago, Pedro Tavares was Coordinator of the Mission Structure for the Expansion of the Simplified Cadastral Information System, eBUPi, under the governmental areas of Justice and Environment and Climate Action.

Pedro Tavares was a specialist in Digital Transformation in the Office of the Secretary of State for Justice, managing transversal transformation and innovation projects in Justice. He was also Marketing Director of the technology companies PHC Software, Gfi Portugal (currently Inetium).

In the public sector, he worked at Turismo de Portugal, at the Agency for Administrative Modernization, where he was in charge of innovation and communication projects, such as the 2nd Generation Citizen Shops or the repositioning of the Hotel and Tourism Schools.

Pedro Tavares created a start-up in the area of interactive technologies and has taught Marketing and Communication at various institutions, including Universidade Católica Portuguesa, INA and Lisbon Digital School.