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António Costa
118th Prime Minister of Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
António Luís Santos da Costa GCIH (born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was the 119th Prime Minister of Portugal from 26 November 2015 to 2 April 2024. He served as Mayor of Lisbon from 2007 to 2015.
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António Costa | |
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Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 26 November 2015 – 2 April 2024 | |
President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
Deputy | Eduardo Cabrita Pedro Siza Vieira |
Preceded by | Pedro Passos Coelho |
Succeeded by | Luís Montenegro |
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
In office 22 November 2014 – 7 January 2024 | |
President | Carlos César |
Preceded by | António José Seguro |
Succeeded by | Pedro Nuno Santos |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 28 March 2022 – 30 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Augusto Santos Silva |
Succeeded by | João Gomes Cravinho |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 22 November 2014 – 26 November 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
Preceded by | António José Seguro |
Succeeded by | Pedro Passos Coelho |
76th Mayor of Lisbon | |
In office 1 August 2007 – 6 April 2015 | |
Preceded by | Carmona Rodrigues |
Succeeded by | Fernando Medina |
Minister of the Internal Administration | |
In office 12 March 2005 – 17 May 2007 | |
Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
Preceded by | Daniel Sanches |
Succeeded by | Rui Pereira |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 25 October 1999 – 6 April 2002 | |
Prime Minister | António Guterres |
Preceded by | José Vera Jardim |
Succeeded by | Celeste Cardona |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 25 November 1997 – 25 October 1999 | |
Prime Minister | António Guterres |
Preceded by | Luís Filipe Menezes |
Succeeded by | Luís Marques Mendes |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 23 October 2015 – 26 November 2015 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
In office 6 April 2002 – 13 June 2004 | |
Constituency | Leiria |
In office 6 October 1991 – 28 October 1995 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
In office 20 July 2004 – 11 March 2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | António Luís Santos da Costa (1961-07-17) 17 July 1961 (age 62) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Socialist |
Spouse(s) | Fernanda Tadeu (m. 1987) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Residence | São Bento Mansion |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
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Website | Official website |
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He was elected as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party in September 2014.[1]
On 7 November 2023, Costa resigned after ongoing searches and arrests involving members of his Socialist government. This resignation was accepted by the president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a few hours later.[2][3]