José Manuel Barroso

José Manuel Durão Barroso (Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈnwɛl duˈɾɐ̃w bɐˈʁozu]; born 23 March 1956) is a Portuguese politician and law professor. He previously served as the 114th prime minister of Portugal and from 2004–2014 as the 11th president of the European Commission.

For the Portuguese footballer, see José Barroso (footballer). For the Portuguese modern pentathlete, see Manuel Barroso.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Durão and the second or paternal family name is Barroso.

José Manuel Barroso
Barroso in 2013
President of the European Commission
In office
22 November 2004 – 31 October 2014
Vice PresidentGünter Verheugen
Franco Frattini
Antonio Tajani
Jacques Barrot
Siim Kallas
Viviane Reding
Joaquín Almunia
First Vice-PresidentMargot Wallström
Catherine Ashton
Preceded byRomano Prodi
Succeeded byJean-Claude Juncker
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
6 April 2002 – 17 July 2004
PresidentJorge Sampaio
Preceded byAntónio Guterres
Succeeded byPedro Santana Lopes
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office
2 May 1999 – 30 June 2004
Secretary-GeneralJosé Luís Arnaut
Preceded byMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Succeeded byPedro Santana Lopes
Leader of the Opposition
In office
2 May 1999 – 6 April 2002
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Succeeded byEduardo Ferro Rodrigues
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 November 1992 – 28 October 1995
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byJoão de Deus Pinheiro
Succeeded byJaime Gama
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
27 October 1995 – 22 November 2004
ConstituencyLisbon
In office
13 August 1987 – 26 October 1995
ConstituencyViseu
In office
4 November 1985 – 12 August 1987
ConstituencyLisbon
Personal details
Born
José Manuel Durão Barroso

(1956-03-23) 23 March 1956
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party (1980–present)
Other political
affiliations		Workers' Communist Party (1974–1977)
Spouses
Maria Margarida Uva
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(m. 1980; died 2016)​
    Joana Gonçalves
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    (m. 2023)​
    Children3
    Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
    University of Geneva
    Georgetown University
    Signature
    WebsiteOfficial website
    Official Media Gallery

    He has been one of the revolving door cases at the EU, which received the most media attention because only two months after the cooling off period, Barroso accepted a position as "senior adviser " and "non-executive chairman" of Goldman Sachs International. and became subject of an ethics inquiry.

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