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Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | |
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| President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| 23 October 2015 | |
| Assunção Esteves | |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
20 January 2002 - 24 September 2004 | |
| António Guterres | |
| José Sócrates | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
6 April 2002 - 24 September 2004 | |
| José Manuel Barroso | |
| José Manuel Barroso | |
| José Sócrates | |
| Minister of Social Infrastructure | |
10 March 2001 - 23 January 2002 | |
| António Guterres | |
| Jorge Coelho | |
| José Sócrates | |
| Minister of Labour and Solidarity | |
25 November 1997 - 10 March 2001 | |
| António Guterres | |
| Maria João Rodrigues (Training and Employment) | |
| Paulo Pedroso | |
| Minister of Solidarity and Social Security | |
28 October 1995 - 25 November 1997 | |
| António Guterres | |
| José Falcão e Cunha (Employment and Social Security) | |
| Position abolished | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues 3 November 1949 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar |
| Children | João Luís Rita |
| Alma mater | School of Economics and Finance, Technical University of Lisbon |
Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues (born 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist who has been President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2015, in the 13th (2015-2019) and 14th Legislatures (2019-present). He was Minister for Social Security, and later Minister for Public Works, in the governments of António Guterres.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Lisbon, he obtained the degree of licenciado in economics at what today is the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) of Lisbon University, and is a lecturer in economics at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon.
Political career
In 2002, Ferro Rodrigues was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party, a position he retained for two years.[2] He resigned on 9 July 2004, immediately after President Jorge Sampaio announced a decision not to hold early elections when Prime Minister José Manuel Barroso stepped down from office in order to be appointed President of the European Commission.[3] Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD.[1]
Following the October 2015 parliamentary election, he was elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic on 23 October 2015 with the support of the Socialists, the Communists and the Left Bloc. Ferro received 120 votes against 108 votes for the candidate of the centre-right government.[4]
After the 2019 parliamentary election, Ferro Rodrigues was re-elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic, receiving 178 votes.[5]
Family
Married to Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar, he has two children, João Luís de Aguilar Ferro Rodrigues and a daughter, television presenter Rita Ferro Rodrigues.
Honours
Portuguese honours
Grand-Cross of the Order of Liberty, Portugal (5 October 2016)[6]
Foreign honours
Grand Cross of the Order of May, Merit Class, Argentina (18 June 2003)[7]
Grand-Cross of the Order of Charles III, Spain (25 November 2016)[7]
Grand-Cross of the Order of Honour, Greece (21 April 2017)[7]
References
- ^ a b "Portugal: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.
- ^ Freire, André; Lobo, Marina Costa; Magalhães, Pedro (2007). Portugal at the polls: in 2002. Lexington Books. pp. 127-128. ISBN 978-0-7391-1563-3.
- ^ Stuart, Paul (21 July 2004). "Portugal's Prime Minister Barroso nominated as European Commission president". World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Portugal parliament elects Socialist speaker with support of left", Reuters, 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Ferro Rodrigues reeleito para presidência da Assembleia promete mobilização contra "ameaça climática"". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 2019.
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ a b c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 2017.
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| Preceded by António Guterres |
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party 2002-2004 |
Succeeded by José Sócrates |
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