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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Rebelo de Sousa in 2017
20th President of Portugal
Assumed office
9 March 2016
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Luís Montenegro
Preceded byAníbal Cavaco Silva
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office
31 March 1996 – 1 May 1999
Secretary-GeneralRui Rio
Carlos Horta e Costa
António Capucho
Artur Torres Pereira
Preceded byFernando Nogueira
Succeeded byJosé Manuel Barroso
Leader of the Opposition
In office
31 March 1996 – 1 May 1999
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byFernando Nogueira
Succeeded byJosé Manuel Barroso
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
12 June 1982 – 9 June 1983
Prime MinisterFrancisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded byFernando Amaral
Succeeded byAntónio de Almeida Santos
Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
In office
4 September 1981 – 10 June 1982
Prime MinisterFrancisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded byJosé Luís da Cruz Vilaça
Succeeded byLeonor Beleza
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
2 June 1975 – 2 April 1976
ConstituencyLisbon
Personal details
Born
Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa

(1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 76)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party (1975–2015)
Independent (since 2015)[1]
Spouse
Ana Cristina da Mota Veiga
(m. 1972; div. 1980)
Domestic partnerRita Amaral (1981–present)
Children2
RelativesBaltasar Rebelo de Sousa (father)
Residence(s)Belém Palace (official)
Cascais (private)
Signature

Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa GColTE GCIH ComSE (European Portuguese: [mɐɾˈsɛlu ʁɨˈβelu ðɨ ˈsozɐ]; born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016.[2] He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency.[3] Rebelo de Sousa has previously served as a government minister, parliamentarian in the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, legal scholar, journalist, political analyst, law professor, and pundit.

  1. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa: "A minha candidatura é independente"". Observador. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "President says Portugal must respect EU, avoid return to crisis". Reuters. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2018 – via www.reuters.com.
  3. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa suspendeu a militância no PSD". Observador. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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