Pedro Siza Vieira

Pedro Siza Vieira (born 14 July 1964)[3] is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister since 21 October 2017[2] and Minister of Economy since 15 October 2018 in the government of Prime Minister António Costa.[4][1]

Pedro Siza Vieira
Pedro Siza Vieira in June 2018
Minister of Economy and Digital Transition
In office
15 October 2018 – 30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byManuel Caldeira Cabral[1]
Succeeded byAntónio Costa Silva
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
21 October 2017 – 30 March 2022
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byEduardo Cabrita[2]
Personal details
Born (1964-07-14) 14 July 1964
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon

Early life and education

Siza Vieira was born in Lisbon, where is father Antonio Carlos, a chemical engineer from Matosinhos, in the outskirts of Porto, was working at the time at CUF, a large industrial conglomerate. Siza's family returned to the north and lived in Matosinhos and Santo Tirso, where he completed his secondary education. Siza enrolled in the Law School of Coimbra University and completed his law degree from the L aw School of the University of Lisbon.[3]

Career

Siza Vieira joined the government in 2017 from the law firm Linklaters.[4] As a lawyer, he was a partner at Morais Leitão, J. Galvão Teles e Associados and a partner at Linklaters between 2002 and 2017, and as served as the Managing Partner of the firm's Lisbon office between 2006 and 2016.[5]

As minister, Siza Vieira notably launched a 1.3 billion-euro ($1.5 billion) fund in 2021 to strengthen the capital of small and medium-sized companies hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, mainly in the tourism and retail sectors.[6]

References
  1. Bugge, Axel (14 October 2018). "Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. "Eduardo Cabrita será o novo ministro da Administração Interna". Dinheiro Vivo (in Portuguese). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. "Pedro Siza Vieira". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.
  5. Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and of Economy: Pedro Siza Vieira Government of Portugal.
  6. Sergio Goncalves (July 21, 2021), Portugal to launch $1.5 bln fund for pandemic-hit firms by October Reuters.


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