Gabriel Bernardino | |
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Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority | |
In office 1 March 2011 – present |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Chairman of the Managing Board of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors | |
In office 2009–2011 |
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Director General of the Directorate for Development and Institutional Relations at the Instituto de Seguros de Portugal | |
In office 2007–2011 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Bombarral, Portugal |
9 December 1964
Alma mater | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Mathematics |
Gabriel Rodrigo Ribeiro Tavares Bernardino (born 1964) is a Portuguese mathematician. He is the Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), following his appointment in January 2011.
Bernardino took up the post of Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority on 1 March 2011, for a first five-year term. His nomination followed a pre-selection of the European Commission and was confirmed by the European Parliament after a public hearing on 1 February 2011.
From 2009 to early 2011, he served as Chairman of the managing board of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS), EIOPA's predecessor..
On 16 December 2015, the European Parliament reelected Bernardino for a second five-year term, which started on 1 March 2016. As Chairman of EIOPA, he is responsible for the strategic direction of the financial regulatory authority.