Edite de Fátima Santos Marreiros Estrela, GCIH (born 28 October 1949) is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party. She is currently the First Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic.
Estrela was previously a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She was also the Mayor of Sintra between 1993 and 2001 and a teacher of literature.
Political career Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2014 During her time in the European Parliament, Estrela was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.Edite Estrela European Parliament.
From 2009 until 2010, Estrela served as the parliament's rapporteur on draft legislation on parental leave.Jim Brunsden (9 December 2009), Empowering Europe's women European Voice.Simon Taylor (7 December 2010), Maternity leave plan rejected European Voice. In 2013, she wrote a controversial parliamentary report on sexual and reproductive health and rights, which was narrowly rejected in the European Parliament.
In addition to her committee assignments, Estrela was part of the parliament's delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009–2014), to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007–2014) and for relations with the countries of Central America (2007–2009).Edite Estrela European Parliament.
Member of the Parliament of Portugal, 2015–present In addition to her role in parliament, Estrela has been serving as a member of the Portuguese delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2016.Edite Estrela Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. As a member of the Socialist Party, she is part of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group.
On the Assembly, Estrela serves on the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (since 2021); the Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development (since 2020); the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (since 2019); the Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 2019); the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 2018); the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 2018); and the Sub-Committee on Children (since 2018). She is also the Assembly's rapporteur on climate change,Developing ‘climate resilience’ in the face of global warming through the rule of law Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of 16 March 2021. Romania,PACE co-rapporteurs, ending Romania visit, welcome ongoing judicial reform Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of 7 July 2022. GeorgiaPACE Georgia monitors deeply concerned by first reading adoption of Transparency of Foreign Influence law Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of 8 March 2023. and equal access to digital technologies.PACE adopts resolution urging action to bridge the digital divide and ensure equal access to digital technologies Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of 23 Joe 2023. Since 2022, she has been one of the Assembly's vice-presidents, under the leadership of president Tiny Kox.PACE elects two new Vice-Presidents Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), press release of 20 June 2022.
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