Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
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Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues (born in Lisbon, 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist.
He was Minister for Social Security, and later for Public Works in the governments of António Guterres.[1]
In 2002, he was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party, a position he retained for two years.[2] He resigned on 9 July 2004, immediately after President Jorge Sampaio announced a decision not to hold early elections when former Prime Minister Durão Barroso stepped down from office in order to be appointed President of the European Commission.[3] Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD.[1]
[edit] Family
Married to Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguiar, he has two children, João Luís Peixoto de Aguiar Ferro Rodrigues and a daughter, television presenter Rita Ferro Rodrigues.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Portugal: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x6yjsbwu.
- ^ Freire, André; Lobo, Marina Costa; Magalhães, Pedro (2007-04-28). Portugal at the polls: in 2002. Lexington Books. pp. 127–128. ISBN 9780739115633. http://books.google.com/books?id=rcWZJcQqac8C&pg=PA127. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Stuart, Paul (21 July 2004). "Portugal’s Prime Minister Barroso nominated as European Commission president". World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x6yUHb7n.
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