Biography João Arsénio de Oliveira
Law Degree (University of Lisbon)
Master in European Union Law (University of Lisbon)
Professional background (most relevant)
- Head of Department of the International Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice of Portugal (from 2011 till now)
- Head of the Civil, Citizenship and International Litigation Unit of International Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice (2009-2011)
- Legal Consultant on the Ministry of Justice (2003-2009)
- Legal Advisor in the Private Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-2002)
International activities (most relevant)
- Representative of Portugal in the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), since 2003
- Chairman of the CEPEJ-GT-QUAL (Working group on quality of Justice)
- Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee for Legal Cooperation of the Council of Europe (CDCJ)
- Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Portuguese Speaking Countries (CMJPLOP)
- Representative of the Ministry of Justice of Portugal in several high level groups, working groups, meetings and committees of the European Union, the Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Portuguese Speaking Countries and the Conference of Ministers of the Iberoamerican Countries (COMJIB)
- Chairman of the drafting group of the Council of Europe on administrative detention of migrants of the Council of Europe