Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Duarte and the second or paternal family name is Rebelo de Sousa.
Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa GColTE GCIH ComSE (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈsɛlu ˈnunu ˈðwaɾtɨ ʁɨˈβelu ðɨ ˈsozɐ]; born in 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.
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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa | |
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20th President of Portugal | |
Assumed office 9 March 2016 | |
Prime Minister | António Costa Luís Montenegro |
Preceded by | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
President of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 31 March 1996 – 1 May 1999 | |
Secretary-General | Rui Rio Carlos Horta e Costa António Capucho Artur Torres Pereira |
Preceded by | Fernando Nogueira |
Succeeded by | José Manuel Barroso |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 31 March 1996 – 1 May 1999 | |
Prime Minister | António Guterres |
Preceded by | Fernando Nogueira |
Succeeded by | José Manuel Barroso |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 12 June 1982 – 9 June 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
Preceded by | Fernando Amaral |
Succeeded by | António de Almeida Santos |
Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers | |
In office 4 September 1981 – 10 June 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
Preceded by | José Luís da Cruz Vilaça |
Succeeded by | Leonor Beleza |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 2 June 1975 – 2 April 1976 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
Personal details | |
Born | Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 75) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party (1975–2015) Independent (since 2015)[1] |
Spouse | |
Domestic partner | Rita Amaral (1981–present) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Baltasar Rebelo de Sousa (father) |
Residence(s) | Belém Palace (official) Cascais (private) |
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