António Costa Politician

António Luís dos Santos da Costa, GCIH (born 17 July 1961 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has been Mayor of Lisbon since 2007. Previously he was Minister of Internal Administration from 2005 to 2007. He was elected as leader of the Socialist Party in September 2014.António Costa is of partial Goan descent through his father, the writer Orlando da Costa.

Personal facts

António Costa
Birth dateJuly 17, 1961
Birth place
Lisbon , Portugal , Portugal (European Parliament constituency)
Education
University of Lisbon
Profession
Lawyer

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Office holder

office
Minister of Justice
Minister of State
Member of the European Parliament
Mayor of Lisbon
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of the Internal Administration
party
Socialist Party (Portugal)
president
prime minister
region
Portugal (European Parliament constituency)
successor
Luís Marques Mendes

António Costa on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.portugal.gov.pt/Portal/PT/Governos/Governos_Constitucionais/GC17/Composicao/Perfil/AntonioLuisSantosdaCosta.htm