Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

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Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues (born in Lisbon, 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist.

He was Minister for Social Security, and later for Public Works in the governments of António Guterres.[1]

In 2002, he 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 former Prime Minister Durão 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]

Family

Married to Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguiar, he has two children, João Luís de Aguilar Ferro Rodrigues and a daughter, television presenter Rita Ferro Rodrigues.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Portugal: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. 
  2. ↑ Freire, André; Lobo, Marina Costa; Magalhães, Pedro (2007-04-28). Portugal at the polls: in 2002. Lexington Books. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0-7391-1563-3. Retrieved 11 March 2011. 
  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 11 March 2011. 
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