Jorge Lacão

Jorge Lacão Costa (born 4 September 1954) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He served as Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in the XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal, from 2009 to 2011.

Jorge Lacão
Lacão in 2011
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
In office 26 October 2009 – 20 June 2011
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	Augusto Santos Silva
Succeeded by	Miguel Relvas
Personal details
Born	(1954-09-04) September 4, 1954 (age 70) Alagoa, Portalegre, Portugal
Political party	Socialist Party
Profession	Lawyer politician

Early life and education

Lacão was born in Alagoa, Portalegre, on 4 September 1954.

Political career

Lacão was elected as a member of the Portuguese Parliament for the Socialist Party multiple times between 1983 and 2022.^[1] He served as Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the XVII Constitutional Government, from 2005 to 2009. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in the XVII Constitutional Government.^[2]

In 2014, Lacão resigned from the National Secretariat of the Socialist Party due to disagreements with the leadership of António José Seguro.

Honors

• Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 18 July 1990)^[3]