Duarte Cordeiro

José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro (born 23 February 1979) is a Portuguese economist and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as Minister of the Environment and Climate Action in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal of Prime Minister António Costa since March 2022.[1]

Duarte Cordeiro
Cordeiro in 2022
Minister of Environment and Climate Action
Assumed office
30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byJoão Pedro Matos Fernandes
Personal details
Born
José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro

(1979-02-23) 23 February 1979
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon

Political career

From 2019 to 2022, Cordeiro served as State Secretary of Parliamentary Affairs. In the negotiations to form a coalition government unter Costa following the 2019 elections, he was part of his party’s delegation.[2]

In September 2022, Cordeiro put a capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW) on offer for Portugal’s debut offshore wind power auction in 2023, doubling the government’s original target at the start of the year.[3] Under his leadership, the government invested 3 billion euros ($2.91 billion) in its electricity and natural gas systems in 2023 to lower energy prices paid by companies.[4] In 2023, he announced plans to launch a pioneering auction for rights to sell hydrogen for injection into the national gas grid.[5]

Personal life

Cordeiro is married to Susana Ramos, a public servant.[6]

References
  1. "Novidades e mudanças de pasta. Conheça os nomes de todos os ministros do novo Governo". TSF Rádio Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves (15 October 2019), Portugal's new cabinet list approved; Centeno keeps finance job Reuters.
  3. Sergio Goncalves (21 September 2022), Portugal ups debut offshore wind auction target to 10 GW Reuters.
  4. Sergio Goncalves (12 October 2022), Portugal to inject 3 bln euros into energy systems to lower prices Reuters.
  5. Sergio Goncalves and Charlie Devereux (27 March 2023), Portugal to launch Europe's first auction for piped hydrogen Reuters.
  6. Ivo Oliveira (28 March 2019), Family affair rocks Portuguese government Politico Europe.
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