Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues GCC GCL (born 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist who had been President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2015 until 29 March 2022, in the 13th (2015–2019) and 14th Legislatures (2019–2022). He was Minister for Social Security, and later Minister for Public Works, in the governments of António Guterres.[1]

His Excellency
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
GCC GCL
President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
23 October 2015 – 29 March 2022
Preceded byAssunção Esteves
Succeeded byAugusto Santos Silva
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
In office
20 January 2002 – 27 September 2004
PresidentAntónio de Almeida Santos
Preceded byAntónio Guterres
Succeeded byJosé Sócrates
Minister of Social Infrastructure
In office
10 March 2001 – 23 January 2002
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJorge Coelho
Succeeded byJosé Sócrates
Minister of Labour and Solidarity
In office
25 November 1997 – 10 March 2001
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byMaria João Rodrigues
(Training and Employment)
Succeeded byPaulo Pedroso
Minister of Solidarity and Social Security
In office
28 October 1995 – 25 November 1997
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJosé Falcão e Cunha
(Employment and Social Security)
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues

(1949-11-03) 3 November 1949
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
SpouseMaria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar
ChildrenJoão Luís
Rita
Alma materSchool of Economics and Finance, Technical University of Lisbon

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 in favor.[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

Foreign honours

References
  1. "Portugal: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
  2. 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.
  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 6 June 2011.
  4. "Portugal parliament elects Socialist speaker with support of left", Reuters, 23 October 2015.
  5. "Ferro Rodrigues reeleito para presidência da Assembleia promete mobilização contra "ameaça climática"". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 31 July 2017.


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