Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
{{Short description|Portuguese politician (born 1949)}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = His Excellency
| name = Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
| image = JCF 5089.jpg
| office6 = Minister of Solidarity and Social Security
| term_start6 = 28 October 1995
| term_end6 = 25 November 1997
| primeminister6 = António Guterres
| predecessor6 = José Falcão e Cunha
(Employment and Social Security)
| successor6 = Office abolished
| office5 = Minister of Labour and Solidarity
| term_start5 = 25 November 1997
| term_end5 = 10 March 2001
| primeminister5 = António Guterres
| predecessor5 = Maria João Rodrigues
(Training and Employment)
| successor5 = Paulo Pedroso
| office4 = Minister of Social Infrastructure
| term_start4 = 10 March 2001
| term_end4 = 23 January 2002
| primeminister4 = António Guterres
| predecessor4 = Jorge Coelho
| successor4 = José Sócrates
| office3 =
| office2 = Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
| term_start2 = 21 January 2002
| term_end2 = 27 September 2004
| president2 = {{nowrap|António de Almeida Santos}}
| predecessor2 = António Guterres
| successor2 = José Sócrates
| office1 = President of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party
| term_start1 = 3 October 2014
| term_end1 = 22 October 2015
| predecessor1 = Alberto Martins
| successor1 = Carlos César
| office = President of the Assembly of the Republic
| term_start = 23 October 2015
| term_end = 29 March 2022
| predecessor = Assunção Esteves
| successor = Augusto Santos Silva
| birth_name = Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|11|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Socialist Party (since 1986)
| otherparty = Movement of Socialist Left (formerly)
GDUP (formerly)
| spouse = Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar
| children = 2, including Rita Ferro Rodrigues
| alma_mater = School of Economics and Finance, Technical University of Lisbon
| signature =
| office7 = {{MP PT}}
| term_start7 = 4 November 1985
| term_end7 = 28 March 2022
| constituency7 = Lisbon (1985–1987)
Aveiro (1987–1991)
Lisbon (1991–1999)
Leiria (1999–2002)
Lisbon (2002–2022)
}}
Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues {{post-nominals|post-noms=GCC GCL}} (born 3 November 1949) 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 (2015–2019) and 14th Legislatures (2019–2022). 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 (ISEG) 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 (MES).{{Cite web |last=Lopes |first=Sónia Sapage e Maria |date=2022-04-25 |title=Cronologia dos Partidos |url=https://www.publico.pt/interactivo/partidos |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}
In 2002, Ferro Rodrigues was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party, a position he retained for two years.{{cite book|last1=Freire|first1=André|last2=Lobo|first2=Marina Costa|last3=Magalhães|first3=Pedro|title=Portugal at the polls: in 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rcWZJcQqac8C&pg=PA127|year=2007|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-0-7391-1563-3|pages=127–128}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/port-j21.shtml |title=Portugal's Prime Minister Barroso nominated as European Commission president |last=Stuart |first=Paul |date=21 July 2004 |work=World Socialist Web Site |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130922/http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/port-j21.shtml |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead}} Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD.{{cite web |url=http://www.oecd.org/document/31/0,3746,en_33873108_33873764_1911641_1_1_1_1,00.html |title=Portugal: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD |publisher=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021042546/http://www.oecd.org/document/31/0,3746,en_33873108_33873764_1911641_1_1_1_1,00.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}
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.[https://news.yahoo.com/portugal-parliament-elects-socialist-speaker-support-left-151402733.html "Portugal parliament elects Socialist speaker with support of left"], Reuters, 23 October 2015.
After the 2019 parliamentary election, Ferro Rodrigues was re-elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic, receiving 178 votes in favor.{{cite web|title=Ferro Rodrigues reeleito para presidência da Assembleia promete mobilização contra "ameaça climática"|url=https://www.dn.pt/poder/ferro-rodrigues-reeleito-para-presidencia-da-assembleia-da-republica-11446097.html|website=www.dn.pt|publisher=Diário de Notícias|access-date=27 October 2019|language=pt}}
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 =
- 55px Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (21 April 2022){{cite web|url=https://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153&list=1|title=Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas|website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|access-date=2023-07-10}}
- 55px Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty (5 October 2016){{cite web|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153|title=Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas|website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|access-date=31 July 2017}}
Electoral history
=PS leadership election, 2002=
{{election table|title=Ballot: 18 and 19 January 2002}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate
! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes
! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}}|
| align=left | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
| align=right |
| align=right | 96.5
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}}|
| align=left | Paulo Penedos
| align=right |
| align=right | 2.7
|-
| colspan=2 align=left | Blank/Invalid ballots
| align=right |
| align=right | 0.8
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout
| align=right |
| align=center |
|-
| colspan="4" align=left|Source: Acção Socialista{{cite web |url=https://as.ps.pt/pdf/2002/AS1138.pdf |title= Acção Socialista 1138 |work=Socialist Party |access-date=9 August 2024}}
|}
=Legislative election, 2002=
{{Main|2002 Portuguese legislative election}}
{{election table|title=Ballot: 17 March 2002}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Candidate
! Votes
! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%
! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats
! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};"|
| align="left"|PSD
| align=left |José Manuel Durão Barroso || 2,200,765 || 40.2 || 105 || style="color:green;"| +24
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|
| align="left"|PS
| align=left |Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues || 2,068,584 || 37.8 || 96 || style="color:red;"| –19
|-
| style="background:{{party color|CDS – People's Party}};"|
| align="left"| CDS–PP
| align=left |Paulo Portas || 477,350 || 8.7 || 14 || style="color:red;"| –1
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};"|
| align="left"| CDU
| align=left |Carlos Carvalhas || 379,870 || 6.9 || 12 || style="color:red;"| –5
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};"|
| align="left"| BE
| align=left |Francisco Louçã || 153,877 || 2.8 || 3 || style="color:green;"| +1
|-
| style="background:white;"|
| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties
| 88,542 || 1.6 || 0 || ±0
|-
| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots
| 107,774 || 2.0 || – || –
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout
| 5,473,655 || 61.48 || 230 || ±0
|-
| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições{{cite web |url=https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/resultados_ar_2002.pdf |title=Resultados AR 2002 |work=Comissão Nacional de Eleições |access-date=5 August 2024}}
|}
=President of the Assembly of the Republic election, 2015=
{{election table|title=Ballot: 23 October 2015}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Candidate
! Votes
! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|
| align=left |Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues || 120 || 52.2
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Portugal Ahead}};"|
| align=left |Fernando Negrão || 108 || 47.0
|-
| colspan="2" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots
| 2 || 0.9
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan="2" align="left"| Turnout
| 230 ||
|-
| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Results{{cite web |url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/eleicoes-legislativas-2015/ferro-rodrigues-eleito-presidente-da-assembleia-da-republica_n868299 |title=Ferro Rodrigues eleito presidente da Assembleia da República |work=RTP |date=24 October 2015|access-date=9 August 2024}}
|}
=President of the Assembly of the Republic election, 2019=
{{election table|title=Ballot: 25 October 2019}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Candidate
! Votes
! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|
| align=left |Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues || 178 || 77.4
|-
| colspan="2" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots
| 52 || 22.6
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan="2" align="left"| Turnout
| 230 ||
|-
| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Results{{Cite web |date=25 October 2019 |title=Ferro Rodrigues reeleito com 178 votos a favor e 44 em branco |url=https://www.publico.pt/2019/10/25/politica/noticia/dia-segunda-eleicao-ferro-rodrigues-1891389#33004 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=Público |language=pt}}
|}
= Foreign honours =
- {{flag|Argentina}}: Grand Cross of the Order of May (18 June 2003){{cite web|title=Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=155|website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|access-date=31 July 2017}}
- {{flag|Greece}}: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour (21 April 2017)
- {{flag|Spain}}: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (25 November 2016)
References
{{reflist}}
{{S-start}}
{{s-ppo}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=António Guterres}}
{{s-ttl|title=Secretary-General of the Socialist Party|years=2002–2004}}
{{s-aft|after=José Sócrates}}
{{s-off}}
{{s-bef|before=Maria João Rodrigues}}
{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Labour and Solidarity|years=1997–2001}}
{{s-aft|after=Paulo Pedroso}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=Jorge Coelho}}
{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Social Infrastructure|years=2001–2002}}
{{s-aft|after=José Sócrates}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=Assunção Esteves}}
{{s-ttl|title=President of the Assembly of the Republic|years=2015–2022}}
{{s-aft|after=Augusto Santos Silva}}
{{s-end}}
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Category:Labour ministers of Portugal
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Category:Technical University of Lisbon alumni
Category:Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)