Pedro Nuno Santos
Portuguese politician (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pedro Nuno de Oliveira Santos (born 13 April 1977) is a Portuguese economist and politician, who is the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party. Santos previously held positions in the Portuguese Government under António Costa, first as Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs, from November 2015 to February 2019, and afterwards as Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, from February 2019 to January 2023.
Pedro Nuno Santos | |
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Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office 2 April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Luís Montenegro |
Preceded by | Luís Montenegro |
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
Assumed office 7 January 2024 | |
President | Carlos César |
Deputy | João Torres |
Preceded by | António Costa |
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing | |
In office 18 February 2019 – 4 January 2023 | |
Prime Minister | António Costa |
Preceded by | Pedro Marques (Infrastructure) |
Succeeded by | João Galamba (Infrastructure) Marina Gonçalves (Housing) |
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 26 November 2015 – 18 February 2019 | |
Prime Minister | António Costa |
Preceded by | Pedro Lomba |
Succeeded by | Duarte Cordeiro |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 18 February 2019 | |
Constituency | Aveiro |
In office 10 March 2005 – 26 November 2015 | |
Constituency | Aveiro |
Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth | |
In office 18 July 2004 – 20 July 2008 | |
Preceded by | Jamila Madeira |
Succeeded by | Duarte Cordeiro |
Personal details | |
Born | (1977-04-13) 13 April 1977 (age 47) São João da Madeira, Portugal |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Other political affiliations | Socialist Youth |
Spouse | Ana Catarina Gamboa |
Children | 1 |
Santos has a degree in economics from ISEG-UTL. He was Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth from 2004 to 2008, and a member of the Assembly of the Republic in the 10th and 12th Legislatures. As Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the XXI Constitutional Government, he was responsible for coordinating the confidence and supply agreement with the Communist Party, the Left Bloc and "The Greens", a government solution that became colloquially known as the geringonça.
In December 2023, Santos was elected to succeed António Costa as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party.[1] He assumed office on 7 January 2024.