José Sócrates
Portuguese politician
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (born 6 September 1957), commonly known as José Sócrates (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɔkɾɐtɨʃ]), is a Portuguese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. In 2007, he acted as the President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union.[1][2]
José Sócrates | |
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| 117th Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 21 June 2011 | |
| President | Jorge Sampaio Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 24 September 2004 – 23 July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ferro Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | António José Seguro |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 24 September 2004 – 12 March 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Minister of Social Infrastructure | |
| In office 23 January 2002 – 6 April 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Luís Valente de Oliveira |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 25 October 1999 – 6 April 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Elisa Ferreira |
| Succeeded by | Arlindo Cunha |
| Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 25 November 1997 – 25 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Jorge Coelho |
| Succeeded by | Armando Vara |
| Deputy Secretary of State of the Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 28 October 1995 – 25 November 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Poças Martins António Taveira da Silva |
| Succeeded by | José Guerreiro |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 19 July 1987 – 5 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Castelo Branco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa 6 September 1957 Alijó, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (Before 1981) Socialist Party (1981–2018) Independent (2018–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Sofia Costa Pinto Fava (Divorced) |
| Children | José Miguel Eduardo |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra Lusíada University Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon Independente University University Institute of Lisbon |
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In April 2021, the court ruled José Socrates will be tried for acts of money laundering and falsification of documents but was dismissed for three charges of corruption.
References
change- ↑ Augusto Moreira, José (9 June 2005). "Socialistas procuram digerir medidas de austeridade anunciadas pelo Governo" [Socialists try to digest the austerity measures announced by the government]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ Cambon, Diane (27 June 2008). "Budget, impôts, retraite : la leçon d'austérité du Portugal" [Bugdet, taxes, reforms: Portugal's lesson of austerity]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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