Augusto Santos Silva
Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva GCL GCC (born 20 August 1956) is a Portuguese sociologist, university professor, and politician who served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic between 2022 and 2024, in the 15th Legislature. From November 2015 to March 2022, he was the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments led by Prime Minister António Costa.
Augusto Santos Silva GCL GCC | |
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Silva in 2017 | |
| President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 29 March 2022 – 25 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 26 November 2015 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Rui Machete |
| Succeeded by | João Gomes Cravinho |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Nuno Severiano Teixeira |
| Succeeded by | José Pedro Aguiar Branco |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 26 October 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Rui Gomes da Silva |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Lacão |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 3 July 2001 – 6 April 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | José Sasportes |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Roseta |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 14 September 2000 – 3 July 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins |
| Succeeded by | Júlio Pedrosa |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 31 October 1995 – 25 March 2024 | |
| Constituency | Porto (1995–2019) Outside Europe (2019–2024) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1956 Porto, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party (1990–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Internationalist Communist League (1974–1978) Movement of Socialist Left (1980–1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Porto (B.A.) (1978) ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon (Ph.D.) (1992) |
| Profession | University professor |
Santos Silva had previously served in a number of ministerial roles, namely Minister of Education (2000–2001), Minister of Culture (2001–2002), Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (2005–2009), and Minister of National Defence (2009–2011), having joined the Socialist Party in 1989.
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