Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

His Excellency
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
GCC GCL
President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
23 October 2015 – 29 March 2022
Preceded byAssunção Esteves
Succeeded byAugusto Santos Silva
President of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party
In office
3 October 2014 – 22 October 2015
Preceded byAlberto Martins
Succeeded byCarlos César
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
In office
21 January 2002 – 27 September 2004
PresidentAntónio de Almeida Santos
Preceded byAntónio Guterres
Succeeded byJosé Sócrates
Minister of Social Infrastructure
In office
10 March 2001 – 23 January 2002
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJorge Coelho
Succeeded byJosé Sócrates
Minister of Labour and Solidarity
In office
25 November 1997 – 10 March 2001
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byMaria João Rodrigues
(Training and Employment)
Succeeded byPaulo Pedroso
Minister of Solidarity and Social Security
In office
28 October 1995 – 25 November 1997
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJosé Falcão e Cunha
(Employment and Social Security)
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
4 November 1985 – 28 March 2022
ConstituencyLisbon (1985–1987)
Aveiro (1987–1991)
Lisbon (1991–1999)
Leiria (1999–2002)
Lisbon (2002–2022)
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues

(1949-11-03) 3 November 1949 (age 75)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party (since 1986)
Other political
affiliations		Movement of Socialist Left (formerly)
GDUP (formerly)
SpouseMaria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar
Children2, including Rita Ferro Rodrigues
Alma materSchool of Economics and Finance, Technical University of Lisbon

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]

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

Electoral history

PS leadership election, 2002

Ballot: 18 and 19 January 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

Main article: 2002 Portuguese legislative election
Ballot: 17 March 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

Ballot: 23 October 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

Ballot: 25 October 2019
Candidate Votes %
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues 178 77.4
Blank/Invalid ballots 52 22.6
Turnout 230
Source: Results[12]

Foreign honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Portugal: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
  2. ^ Lopes, Sónia Sapage e Maria (25 April 2022). "Cronologia dos Partidos". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ Freire, André; Lobo, Marina Costa; Magalhães, Pedro (2007). Portugal at the polls: in 2002. Lexington Books. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0-7391-1563-3.
  4. ^ Stuart, Paul (21 July 2004). "Portugal's Prime Minister Barroso nominated as European Commission president". World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Portugal parliament elects Socialist speaker with support of left", Reuters, 23 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Ferro Rodrigues reeleito para presidência da Assembleia promete mobilização contra "ameaça climática"". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Acção Socialista 1138" (PDF). Socialist Party. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Resultados AR 2002" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Ferro Rodrigues eleito presidente da Assembleia da República". RTP. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Ferro Rodrigues reeleito com 178 votos a favor e 44 em branco". Público (in Portuguese). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
2002–2004 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Labour and Solidarity
1997–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Social Infrastructure
2001–2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Assembly of the Republic
2015–2022 		Succeeded by

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