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Ana Luís
Ana Luís is a former economist and current President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores. Career An economist, the 36-year-old Luís replaced Francisco Coelho, within the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ... as their candidate for the chairmanship of the Legislature of the Azores, following the 2012 Regional Election. Following a plenary, Berto Messias, parliamentary leader of the PS Açores, declared to journalists in Horta, Faial, their support of the young politician after the meeting. Ana Luís, had been the head of the candidates list for the Socialists on the island of Faial and presided over the Sociedade de Promoção e Reabilitação de Habitação e Infraestruturas (SPRHI), during the 14 October 2012 election, that swept a renovate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, Order of Christ (Portugal), GCC, Order of Liberty, GColL, Order of Prince Henry, GColIH (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist who served as the 19th president of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously prime minister of Portugal from 6 November 1985 to 28 October 1995. His 10-year tenure was the longest of any prime minister since António de Oliveira Salazar, and he was the first Portuguese prime minister to win an absolute parliamentary majority under the current constitutional system. He is best known for leading Portugal into the European Union. Early life and career Aníbal António Cavaco Silva was born in Boliqueime, Loulé, Algarve. He was initially an undistinguished student. As a 12-year-old, he flunked at the 3rd grade of the Commercial School, and his grandfather put him working on the farm as a punishment. After returning to school, Cavaco Silva went on to become an accomplished student. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidents Of The Legislative Assembly Of The Azores
The list of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores consists of the chairpersons for the autonomous local legislature of the Azores, since the Carnation Revolution that installed the democratic Third Portuguese Republic. This list includes the leaders of the transitional regimes and those presidents elected after the institutionalization of the autonomy statute that provided archipelago with its laws and democratic rights. On 21 July 1976, Álvaro Monjardino was elected by plenum of the Regional Assembly, the first President of the Azorean Assembly, nominated by the first President of the Azores ( João Bosco Mota Amaral). Presidents The numbering reflects the uninterrupted terms in office served by each president. The current President of the Government of the Azores is Ana Luís, whose party won the Azorean regional election on 14 October 2012, and was nominated by President Vasco Cordeiro for the position.Agência Lusa (5 November 2012) The colors indic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Women Economists
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21st-century Portuguese Economists
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Living People
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1976 Births
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Socialist Party (Portugal) Politicians
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People From Faial Island
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Vasco Cordeiro
Vasco Ilídio Alves Cordeiro (born 28 March 1973) is a Portuguese Socialist Party politician, who served as President of the Regional Government of the Azores from 2012, following his party's victory on the 2012 Azores regional election, until 2020. Early life Vasco Cordeiro was born in the civil parish of Covoada, deannexed from the neighboring parish of Relva, in the flanks of the Serra Devassa, northwest of Ponta Delgada. He was born to middle-class farming family, the youngest of three sons of Luís and Lourdes Cordeiro. He was in the ''Associação de Escoteiros de Portugal'' (''Scouting Association of Portugal'') and the local choir, who sung throughout the island. In addition to music, after school Cordeiro was active in theatre and literature: his mother was an author of dramas and comedies, and he and his friends would represent these roles throughout the island, such as ''Tradição'' and ''Sogra''. He continued his interest in music, even as he studied law in the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Passos Coelho
Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (; born 24 July 1964) is a Portuguese politician and university guest lecturer who was the 118th prime minister of Portugal, in office from 2011 to 2015. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) between 2010 and 2018. Passos Coelho started very early in politics and was the national leader of the youth branch of PSD. He led the '' XIX Governo Constitucional'' (19th Constitutional Government of Portugal) and the '' XX Governo Constitucional'' (20th Constitutional Government of Portugal) as head of government from 21 June 2011 to 26 November 2015. His term in office oversaw the application of the European troika bailout to Portugal (requested by the previous Prime Minister, José Sócrates of the Socialist Party) and was marked by a wave of widespread austerity in both Portugal and abroad. Early years Pedro Passos Coelho was born in the parish of Sé Nova in Coimbra, Portugal, on 24 July 1964. He is the youngest son of a medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Azores Regional Election
The Azores Regional Election (2012) ( pt, Eleições Regionais dos Açores, 2012) was an election held on 14 October 2012 for the legislative assembly and government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. in which the Socialist Party nominee, under the leadership of Vasco Cordeiro won an absolute majority with 49% of the vote, in comparison to their direct rivals, the Social Democratic Party (led by Berta Cabral), who achieved only 33% of the vote. Voter turnout was low (although higher than in 2008) with just under 47.9% of the electorate casting their ballot on election day. Electoral system The Azores regional parliament elects 57 members through a proportional system in which the 9 islands elect a number of MPs proportional to the number of registered voters. MPs are allocated by using the d'Hondt method. 5 members are also elected for a Compensation constituency. Background The election was called by the President of the Republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva after co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Coelho
Francisco Coelho (born 16 January 1962) is a Portuguese weightlifter. He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec .... References 1962 births Living people Portuguese male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Portugal Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Portugal-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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