Manuel Joaquim Pinho Moreira de Azevedo is a Full Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University. He is a (co-opted) member of the National Educational Board. He received his doctorate in Education Sciences from the University of Lisbon in 1999.
He was Secretary of State for Elementary and Secondary Education in the XII Constitutional Government in 1992/93 and member of the Steering Committee of CERI - Centre for Studies and Research on Innovation in Education, of the OECD. He was the first Director of the Faculty of Education and Psychology at UCP and Director of the School of Arts. He is the editor of the Portuguese Journal for Educational Research. He is President of the Board of Directors of the Manuel Leão Foundation.