José Pedro Aguiar-Branco
Portuguese politician (born 1957)
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco | |
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 Aguiar-Branco in 2015 | |
| President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Augusto Santos Silva |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 21 June 2011 – 26 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | Augusto Santos Silva |
| Succeeded by | José Alberto Azeredo Lopes |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 17 July 2004 – 12 March 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Preceded by | Celeste Cardona |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Costa |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2024 | |
| Constituency | Viana do Castelo |
| In office 10 March 2005 – 20 January 2019 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Pedro Correia de Aguiar-Branco (1957-07-18) July 18, 1957 (age 66) Lordelo do Ouro, Porto, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (since 1974) |
| Spouse | Maria Helena Soares (m. 1980) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
José Pedro Correia de Aguiar-Branco (born 18 July 1957) is a Portuguese politician who has been the President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2024, in the 16th Legislature. Previously he served as Minister of Justice from 2004 to 2005 and Minister of National Defence from 2011 to 2015.[1][2][3]
He is a supporter of same-sex adoption.[4]
In 2024, he was elected as member of the Assembly of the Republic in the 2024 legislative elections, for the Viana do Castelo constituency.[5]
Honours
Foreign
Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (9 November 2019)
Poland: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (28 February 2018)
Romania: Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania (28 February 2018)
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (19 February 2018)
References
- ^ "Ministério da Defesa Nacional" (in Portuguese). Governo de Portugal. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "José Pedro Aguiar-Branco | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "JPAB | José Pedro AGUIAR-BRANCO Advogados". www.jpab.pt. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Aprovada adoção por casais homossexuais, Passos votou contra". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Aguiar Branco é cabeça de lista da AD por Viana, Leitão Amaro por Viseu". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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Current nationwide political officials of Portugal
- Pedro Marques
- Maria Manuel Leitão Marques
- Pedro Silva Pereira
- Margarida Marques
- Sara Cerdas
- Carlos Zorrinho
- Isabel Santos
- Isabel Estrada Carvalhais
- João Albuquerque
- Lídia Pereira
- Cláudia Aguiar
- Carlos Coelho
- Ana Miguel dos Santos
- Teófilo Santos
- Vânia Neto
- José Gusmão
- Anabela Rodrigues
- Sandra Pereira
- João Pimenta Lopes
- Pedro Mota Soares
- Francisco Guerreiro
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President
- Luís Montenegro, Prime Minister
- Paulo Rangel, Foreign Affairs Minister
- Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Finance Minister
- António Leitão Amaro, Presidency Minister
- Manuel Castro Almeida, Territorial Cohesion Minister
- Pedro Duarte, Parliamentary Affairs Minister
- Nuno Melo, National Defense Minister
- Rita Júdice, Justice Minister
- Margarida Blasco, Internal Administration Minister
- Fernando Alexandre, Education and Science Minister
- Ana Paula Martins, Health Minister
- Miguel Pinto Luz, Infrastructure and Housing Minister
- Pedro Reis, Economy Minister
- Rosário Palma Ramalho, Labour, Solidarity, and Social Security Minister
- Graça Carvalho, Environment and Energy Minister
- Margarida Balseiro Lopes, Youth and Modernization Minister
- José Manuel Fernandes, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister
- Dalila Rodrigues, Culture Minister
- José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, President
- Teresa Morais, Vice-President
- Marcos Perestrello, Vice-President
- Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, Vice-President
- Rodrigo Saraiva, Vice-President
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