Teresa Patrício de Gouveia

Teresa Patrício de Gouveia GOIH GCIH GCC GCOH KMM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities
In office 9 October 2003 – 17 July 2004
President	Jorge Sampaio
Prime Minister	Durão Barroso
Preceded by	António Martins da Cruz
Succeeded by	António Monteiro
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
In office 11 June 1993 – 28 October 1995
President	Mário Soares
Prime Minister	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded by	Carlos Borrego
Succeeded by	Elisa Ferreira
Personal details
Born	Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia (1946-07-18) 18 July 1946 Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse	Alexandre O'Neill (1971-1981)
Children	One son
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Public servant

Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia, GOIH GCIH GCC GCOH KMM (born on 18 July 1946), commonly known as Teresa Patrício de Gouveia, is a Portuguese cultural manager, public servant and retired politician.

Background

She is a daughter of Afonso Patrício de Gouveia (Guarda, Sé, 18 July 1915 -) and wife Maria Madalena d'Orey Ferreira Pinto Basto (Lisbon, 19 August 1925 -), from a Family of the high Bourgeoisie and some Nobility and of more or less distant English, German, French and Italian descent. One of her brothers, António, died in Camarate air crash along with the then Prime Minister, Francisco Sá Carneiro, and the Minister of Defense, Adelino Amaro da Costa.

Career

She is a licentiate in history from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon.

She became a member of the European Council, Secretary of State for Culture and Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the XIth Constitutional Government, Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2003–2004) and President of the Serralves Foundation.

Decorations

She was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry.

Marriage and child

She married in Lisbon on 4 August 1971 and divorced on 20 February 1981 Writer and Poet Alexandre O'Neill. The couple had a son:

• Afonso de Gouveia O'Neill (28 May 1976 –)

External links

• Teresa Patrício de Gouveia's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site