António Costa
| António Costa GCIH | |
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| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | António José Seguro |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2014 | |
| President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | António José Seguro |
| Mayor of Lisbon | |
| In office 1 August 2007 – 1 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Marina Ferreira (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Medina |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 17 May 2007 | |
| President | Jorge Sampaio Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Minister of the Internal Administration | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 17 May 2007 | |
| President | Jorge Sampaio Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Daniel Sanches |
| Succeeded by | Rui Pereira |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 25 October 1999 – 6 April 2002 | |
| President | Jorge Sampaio |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | José Vera Jardim |
| Succeeded by | Celeste Cardona |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 25 November 1997 – 25 October 1999 | |
| President | Jorge Sampaio |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Manuel Dias Loureiro |
| Succeeded by | Luís Marques Mendes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | António Luís dos Santos da Costa 17 July 1961 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fernanda Tadeu (1987–present) |
| Children | Pedro Catarina |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Religion | Agnosticism |
António Luís dos Santos da Costa, GCIH (born 17 July 1961 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has been Mayor of Lisbon since 2007. Previously he was Minister of Internal Administration from 2005 to 2007. He was elected as leader of the Socialist Party in September 2014.
António Costa is of partial Goan descent through his father, the writer Orlando da Costa.[1]
Political career
He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party (PES), heading the list after the dramatic death of top candidate António de Sousa Franco. On 20 July 2004 he was elected as one of the 14 Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament. He resigned as an MEP on 11 March 2005 to become Minister of State and Internal Administration in the government of José Sócrates.
António Costa resigned all government offices in May 2007 to become his party's candidate for the municipality of Lisbon. He was elected as Lisbon's mayor on 15 July 2007.
Family
António Costa is of partial Goan descent through his father, the writer Orlando da Costa. His mother was the writer Maria Antónia Palla. His brother by his father's second marriage is the journalist Ricardo Costa.
Married in 1987 to Fernanda Maria Gonçalves Tadeu, the couple have a son and a daughter.
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