Miguel Macedo
| Miguel Macedo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Internal Administration | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 21, 2011 | |
| President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | Rui Pereira |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 10, 2005 | |
| Constituency | Braga |
| In office August 13, 1987 – April 4, 2002 | |
| Constituency | Braga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1959 Braga |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Miguel Bento Martins da Costa Macedo e Silva (Braga, 6 June 1959)[1] is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and the current Minister of Internal Administration.
He received his degree in law from the University of Coimbra.[2]
Political career
Miguel Macedo was the leader of JSD, the youth wing of PSD.[3] His first experience in the government was in the first cabinet of Aníbal Cavaco Silva as Junior Secretary of State of Minister Couto dos Santos between 1990 and 1991.[3] Afterwards he became active in local politics and was elected city councilor of Braga, from 1993 to 1997.[2] In 2002, he returned to national politics with the PSD as State Secretary of Justice under Minister Celeste Cardona and Minister José Pedro Aguiar-Branco.[3] He was the Deputy of Braga from 1987 to 2002, and again from 2005 onwards.[1]
When Pedro Passos Coelho was elected president of PSD, Miguel Macedo was elected leader of Parliament.[3] His negative vote for the approval of the Programa de Estabilidade e Crescimento [Stability and Growth Programme] (PEC) of the current president at that time, José Sócrates, meant the fall of his government and the call for early elections.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assembleia da República. "Ficha" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Governo de Portugal. "Biografia" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Público. "Perfil: Miguel Macedo, ministro da Administração Interna" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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