Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues GCC GCL (born 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist who had been President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2015 until 29 March 2022, in the 13th (2015–2019) and 14th Legislatures (2019–2022). He was Minister for Social Security, and later Minister for Public Works, in the governments of António Guterres.[1]
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Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | |
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| President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 23 October 2015 – 29 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Assunção Esteves |
| Succeeded by | Augusto Santos Silva |
| President of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 3 October 2014 – 22 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Martins |
| Succeeded by | Carlos César |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 21 January 2002 – 27 September 2004 | |
| President | António de Almeida Santos |
| Preceded by | António Guterres |
| Succeeded by | José Sócrates |
| Minister of Social Infrastructure | |
| In office 10 March 2001 – 23 January 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Jorge Coelho |
| Succeeded by | José Sócrates |
| Minister of Labour and Solidarity | |
| In office 25 November 1997 – 10 March 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Maria João Rodrigues (Training and Employment) |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Pedroso |
| Minister of Solidarity and Social Security | |
| In office 28 October 1995 – 25 November 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | José Falcão e Cunha (Employment and Social Security) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 4 November 1985 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon (1985–1987) Aveiro (1987–1991) Lisbon (1991–1999) Leiria (1999–2002) Lisbon (2002–2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues 3 November 1949 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party (since 1986) |
| Other political affiliations | Movement of Socialist Left (formerly) GDUP (formerly) |
| Spouse | Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar |
| Children | 2, including Rita Ferro Rodrigues |
| Alma mater | School of Economics and Finance, Technical University of Lisbon |
Early life and education
Born in Lisbon, he obtained the degree of licenciado in economics at what today is the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) of Lisbon University, and is a lecturer in economics at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon.
Political career
In the 1970s, he was a co-founder of Movimento de Esquerda Socialista (MES).[2]
In 2002, Ferro Rodrigues 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 Prime Minister José Manuel 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.[1]
Following the October 2015 parliamentary election, he was elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic on 23 October 2015 with the support of the Socialists, the Communists and the Left Bloc. Ferro received 120 votes against 108 votes for the candidate of the centre-right government.[5]
After the 2019 parliamentary election, Ferro Rodrigues was re-elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic, receiving 178 votes in favor.[6]
Family
Married to Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar, he has two children, João Luís de Aguilar Ferro Rodrigues and a daughter, television presenter Rita Ferro Rodrigues.
Honours
Portuguese honours
Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (21 April 2022)[7]
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty (5 October 2016)[8]
Electoral history
PS leadership election, 2002
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | 96.5 | ||
| Paulo Penedos | 2.7 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 0.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||
| Source: Acção Socialista[9] | |||
Legislative election, 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD | José Manuel Durão Barroso | 2,200,765 | 40.2 | 105 | +24 | |
| PS | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | 2,068,584 | 37.8 | 96 | –19 | |
| CDS–PP | Paulo Portas | 477,350 | 8.7 | 14 | –1 | |
| CDU | Carlos Carvalhas | 379,870 | 6.9 | 12 | –5 | |
| BE | Francisco Louçã | 153,877 | 2.8 | 3 | +1 | |
| Other parties | 88,542 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 107,774 | 2.0 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 5,473,655 | 61.48 | 230 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[10] | ||||||
President of the Assembly of the Republic election, 2015
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | 120 | 52.2 | ||||
| Fernando Negrão | 108 | 47.0 | ||||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 2 | 0.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 230 | |||||
| Source: Results[11] | ||||||
President of the Assembly of the Republic election, 2019
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | 178 | 77.4 | ||||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 52 | 22.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 230 | |||||
| Source: Results[12] | ||||||
Foreign honours
Argentina: Grand Cross of the Order of May (18 June 2003)[13]
Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour (21 April 2017)[13]
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (25 November 2016)[13]
References
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