Graça Fonseca

Graça Maria da Fonseca Caetano Gonçalves (born 13 August 1971)[6] is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister António Costa since 15 October 2018.[5][7] Fonseca graduated with a law degree from the University of Lisbon, has a master's degree in economics from the University of Coimbra, and obtained a PhD in sociology from ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. From 26 November 2015 to 15 October 2018,[8] Fonseca served as Secretary of State Assistant and of Administrative Modernisation.[9]

Graça Fonseca
Minister of Culture
In office
15 October 2018 – 30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa[1]
Preceded byLuís Filipe Castro Mendes[1]
Succeeded byPedro Adão e Silva
Secretary of State Assistant and of Administrative Modernisation
In office
26 November 2015 – 15 October 2018
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa[2]
Preceded byGonçalo Saraiva Matias[3]
Succeeded byLuís Goes Pinheiro[4]
Personal details
Born (1971-08-13) 13 August 1971
Lisbon, Portugal[5]

When she came out publicly, in an interview to newspaper Diário de Notícias in 2017,[10] she was the first gay member of a government cabinet ever to disclose their sexual orientation in Portugal.[11] Since taking office as Minister of Culture in 2018, she is the first openly gay Portuguese government minister.[12]

In July 2020, when asked by a reporter about the pressure cultural workers were facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of responding to the question, she said she had to leave for a late-afternoon drink, using an anglicism that some critics considered insensitive. [13] Her response was widely panned by the Portuguese press.[14][15][16]

References
  1. José Almeida, São (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. "Costa toma posse quinta-feira às 16h". Público (in Portuguese). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. "Gonçalo Saraiva Matias - Secretário de Estado Adjunto e para a Modernização Administrativa (XX Governo Constitucional de Portugal)". Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. Dinis, Rita (16 October 2018). "Remodelação no Governo. Há dez novos secretários de Estado, cinco permanecem no cargo" [Cabinet reshuffle. Ten new secretaries of State, five remain on their posts]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. "Graça Fonseca – Minister of Culture". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  6. "Graça Fonseca". Socialist Party. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.
  8. "Decree of the President of the Republic no. 72-G/2018". Decreto do Presidente da República No. 72-G/2018 of 15 October 2018 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  9. "Graça Fonseca – Secretary of State Assistant and of Administrative Modernisation". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. Câncio, Fernanda (22 August 2017). ""Se calhar no PSD já ninguém liga muito a Passos Coelho" - Entrevista a Graça Fonseca, secretária de Estado da Modernização Administrativa" ["Perhaps in PSD no one cares about Passos Coelho any more" - Interview with Graça Fonseca, Secretary of State Assistant for Administrative Modernisation]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. Sapage, Sonia (26 August 2017). "O gesto histórico de Graça Fonseca que também foi incómodo" [The historic step by Graça Fonseca which was also a nuisance]. Público (Porto edition) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  12. "New ministers for Defence, Culture, Health and Economy". Algarve Daily News. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  13. "Ministra recusa comentar apoios na cultura e convida jornalistas a beber um "drink"". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  14. Tavares, João Miguel. "Um "drink" de fim de tarde". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  15. ""Enquanto [a ministra] bebe drinks e fala de arte contemporânea, a União dá ajuda espontânea": as rimas de quem ajuda quem passa fome". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  16. Lusa. "JP pede demissão da ministra da Cultura que acusa de não ter "noção da realidade"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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