Rui Rio

Rui Fernando da Silva Rio GCIH (born 6 August 1957) is a Portuguese politician.^[1] He was the Mayor of Porto.

Rui Rio GCIH
Leader of the Opposition
In office 18 February 2018 – 3 July 2022
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Pedro Passos Coelho
Succeeded by	Luís Montenegro
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office 18 February 2018 – 3 July 2022
Preceded by	Pedro Passos Coelho
Succeeded by	Luís Montenegro
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2019
In office 4 November 1991 – 4 April 2002
Constituency	Porto
Mayor of Porto
In office 8 January 2002 – 22 October 2013
Preceded by	Nuno Cardoso
Succeeded by	Rui Moreira
Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
In office 29 March 1996 – 20 June 1997
Preceded by	Eduardo Azevedo Soares
Succeeded by	Carlos Horta e Costa
Personal details
Born	Rui Fernando da Silva Rio (1957-08-06) 6 August 1957 (age 67) Porto, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lídia Azevedo
Children	Marta
Education	Colégio Alemão do Porto
Alma mater	University of Porto

On 13 January 2018, he was elected President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 54% of the votes, becoming the Leader of the Opposition.

In the 2022 legislative elections, the Social Democrats lost 3 seats, taking them to 76 seats in the Assembly. In the aftermath of the election, Rio resigned from the party's leadership.^[2]

References

1. Giannetti, Daniela; Benoit, Kenneth (2008-12-03). Intra-party politics and coalition governments. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-0-415-46225-9. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
2. Soares Botelho, Pedro (31 January 2022). "Auf Wiedersehen? Perante a derrota, Rui Rio pergunta como pode ser ser útil ao partido". SAPO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.