Vice-President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), Portugal
Pedro Roque is a member of the Portuguese Parliament, elected on the Social Democratic Party ticket. Born in 1963, he is a high school teacher with a bachelor’s degree in history and a postgraduate degree in history and educational multimedia communication.
Roque was first elected to Parliament in 2002 and has served multiple terms. He served as Secretary of State for Labour in Portugal’s 19th Government from February to August 2013.
His parliamentary work has focused primarily on social issues, health, finance, and defense. He has chaired the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Security and served as deputy coordinator of the Budget, Finance, and Administrative Modernization Committee and the European Affairs Committee. He also coordinated the National Defence Committee.
Since 2011, Roque has been a member of the Portuguese delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM). He was elected PAM President for the 2017–2019 term and has served as President Emeritus since then. From October 2022 to March 2023, he also served as interim PAM President.
Since March 2023, Roque has served as PAM Vice-President and President of the 3rd Standing Committee on Dialogue among Civilizations and Human Rights. He previously chaired the 1st Standing Committee on Political and Security-related Cooperation from 2019 to 2020 and the 2nd Standing Committee on Economic, Social and Environmental Cooperation during the 2015–2017 and 2019–2021 terms.
Roque has participated in numerous PAM events and initiatives aimed at strengthening Mediterranean cooperation, addressing counterterrorism, migration, economic cooperation, and regional security. He has also participated in election observation missions to Tunisia in 2022 and Jordan in 2013.
Through his engagement with PAM and international organizations, including the UN, NATO, and the OECD, Roque has worked to strengthen international relations and promote regional peace and stability. He is currently involved in promoting human rights and improving conditions for migrants in the Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf regions.
