Pedro Passos Coelho

Pedro Passos Coelho
118th Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 21 June 2011 – 26 November 2015
President	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Deputy	Paulo Portas
Preceded by	José Sócrates
Succeeded by	António Costa
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office 9 April 2010 – 18 February 2018
Preceded by	Manuela Ferreira Leite
Succeeded by	Rui Rio
Leader of the Opposition
In office 26 November 2015 – 18 February 2018
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	António Costa
Succeeded by	Rui Rio
In office 26 March 2010 – 21 June 2011
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	Manuela Ferreira Leite
Succeeded by	António José Seguro
President of the Social Democratic Youth
In office March 1990 – December 1995
Preceded by	Carlos Coelho
Succeeded by	Jorge Moreira da Silva
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 October 2015
Constituency	Lisbon
In office 20 June 2011 – 22 October 2015
Constituency	Vila Real
In office 4 November 1991 – 24 October 1999
Constituency	Lisbon
Personal details
Born	Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (1964-07-24) 24 July 1964 (age 60) Coimbra, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Fátima Padinha ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 2003)​ Laura Ferreira ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Universidade Lusíada
Awards
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Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu mɐnuˈɛɫ mɐˈmɛðɨ ˈpasuʃ kuˈeʎu]; born 24 July 1964) is a Portuguese politician and university teacher. He 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.^[1][2][3]

References

1. EU austerity drive country by country, BBC (21 May 2012)
2. The Federal Government Now Employs the Fewest People Since 1966
3. Why this obsession with cutting public service jobs?