Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader of the Opposition Election: 2002 | |
| In office 6 April 2002 – 24 September 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | José Manuel Barroso Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Preceded by | José Manuel Barroso |
| Succeeded by | José Sócrates |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 20 January 2002 – 24 September 2004 | |
| Preceded by | António Guterres |
| Succeeded by | José Sócrates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues 3 November 1949 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguiar |
| Children | João Luís de Aguilar Rita |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Lisbon |
| Religion | Agnosticism[1] |
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.[2]
In 2002, he was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party, a position he retained for two years.[3] 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.[4] Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD.[2]
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
- ↑ "Articles On Portuguese Agnostics, Including: Fernando Pessoa, Jorge Sampaio, Mario Soares, Ferro Rodrigues, Manuel Alegre, Jose Socrates, Antonio, Hephaestus Books - WOOK".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Portugal: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by António Guterres |
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by José Sócrates |
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