The Secretary General of the PS said today that Mariano Gago’s death is the loss of a resistant against the dictatorship of “great scientist” and a ruler “exemplary” that changed the paradigm of science in Portugal.
Mariano Gago, former Minister of Science and Higher Education, died today at his home in Lisbon, age 66, victim of sudden illness – death that led the PS to put their flag at half rod in mourning.
In a statement on national PS headquarters, António Costa paid tribute on behalf of his party and the path of José Mariano Gago, highlighting it “as an academic leader as a tough on struggle against the dictatorship. “
” I pay tribute to the great scientist, the visionary who in 1990 published a fundamental work – ‘The manifesto for science in Portugal’ – or exemplary ruler who, on three occasions in the last 20 years, took over the portfolio of Science and Higher Education. Mariano Gago has changed the paradigm of science in Portugal, “said the leader of the Socialists.
In his statement, Mr Costa has also supported that Mariano Gago put science at the heart of policies for development.
José Mariano Gago “put on the political ambition the knowledge society and was a tireless concern for the democratization of scientific culture, including through the launch of Live Science program. Portugal today has lost a great server, science today has lost a great scientist, PS and myself today lost a great friend. I want to pay to his wife and daughter our heartfelt condolences, “said the general secretary of the PS.
In an official statement, the PS and its Secretary-General expressed their” deep concern “following the death of José Mariano Gago.
“In addition to eminent scientist, Mariano Gago was Minister of Science, Technology XIII and XIV constitutional governments and Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of the XVII and XVIII constitutional governments, PS executives. It is right that it be credited to your activity as a member of the Government to change the paradigm of public policies to support science and technology in our country, “is based on the official PS statement.
In the same note signed by Mr Costa, we read that Mariano Gago “had the vision and the political courage to realize that betting and investment in these areas constituted and are compelling factors of progress and growth for a country.”
“He defended whenever scientific development has the potential to influence the vision of the future, because it necessarily calls modern society and so it is a democratic force. It was his ability to see farther and its political command that allowed this period Portugal has achieved remarkable advances in science and technology, approaching quite the reference levels in a work recognized internationally, “refers to in note signed by António Costa.
The PS and its general secretary also emphasize the same statement that, with Mariano Gago in government, “Portugal has multiplied by 17 the number of researchers per 32 scientific production and 15 (in real terms) the gross domestic product in research and development. “
José Mariano Gago Rebelo Pires was born in Lisbon on May 16, 1948, having played the minister functions of Science and Technology, between 1995 to 2002, governments led by António Guterres.
He was also Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education in two other governments PS, these led led by José Socrates, between 2005 and 2011.
Mariano Gago graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University in 1971 and a PhD in Physics from the Faculty of Science, University of Paris in 1976.
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