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Hernâni Ricardo Costa President of the Regional Institute of Agrarian Planning
Biographical Note

Hernâni Ricardo Costa

Birthplace 

Ribeira Grande

Date of Birth

March 15, 1976

Academic Qualifications:
Postgraduate degree in International Relations from the University of the Azores.
Degree in Euro-Atlantic Studies from the University of the Azores.

Professional Experience
From September 1, 1996, to April 31, 2007, he was the Commercial Director of Grupo Paradise, Lda.
From May 1, 2007, to September 31, 2010, he worked as a Technical Assistant at Grupo Ideal, Lda.
From October 1, 2010, to March 21, 2021, he was the Commercial Director of Grupo Ideal MJCM, Lda.

Other information
President of Sporting Clube Ideal from 2005 to 2012.
Member of the Parish Assembly of Ribeira Grande-Matriz from 2013 to 2017.
President of the Parish Council of Ribeira Grande-Matriz from 2017 to 2021.
Member of the Ribeira Grande Municipal Assembly from 2017 to 2021.
Member of the São Miguel Island Council from 2020 to 2021.
In 2021, he was appointed President of the Board of Directors of IROA, SA.  

Competences
Conducting agrarian and land planning studies;
Projecting, planning and implementing agrarian planning works, namely the construction and improvement of agricultural roads, water supply and agricultural electrification networks;
Developing and promoting land parcelling and resizing of farms;
Managing the Regional Agricultural Reserve under the provisions of the legislation in force;
Managing support programmes for the restructuring of the primary sector, namely early retirement and the incentive scheme for the purchase of agricultural land.
Management of restructuring support programmes in the areas of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Forestry, among others.