Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues is a Portuguese politician and economist who had been President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2015 until 29 March 2022, in the 13th and 14th Legislatures. He was Minister for Social Security, and later Minister for Public Works, in the governments of António Guterres.

Early life and education

Born in Lisbon, he obtained the degree of licenciado in economics at what today is the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão of Lisbon University, and is a lecturer in economics at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon.

Political career

In the 1970s, he was a co-founder of Movimento de Esquerda Socialista.
In 2002, Ferro Rodrigues was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party, a position he retained for two years. He resigned on 9 July 2004, immediately after President Jorge Sampaio announced a decision not to hold early elections when Prime Minister José Manuel Barroso stepped down from office in order to be appointed President of the European Commission. Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD.
Following the October 2015 parliamentary election, he was elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic on 23 October 2015 with the support of the Socialists, the Communists and the Left Bloc. Ferro received 120 votes against 108 votes for the candidate of the centre-right government.
After the 2019 parliamentary election, Ferro Rodrigues was re-elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic, receiving 178 votes in favor.

Family

Married to Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar, he has two children, João Luís de Aguilar Ferro Rodrigues and a daughter, television presenter Rita Ferro Rodrigues.

Honours

Portuguese honours

Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
Electoral history

PS leadership election, 2002

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Legislative election, 2002

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President of the Assembly of the Republic election, 2015

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President of the Assembly of the Republic election, 2019