Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
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His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa ComSE GCIH |
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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in 2016
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| 20th President of Portugal | |
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Assumed office 9 March 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| President of the Social Democratic Party | |
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In office 29 March 1996 – 1 May 1999 |
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| Secretary- General |
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| Preceded by | Fernando Nogueira |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel Barroso |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
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In office 12 June 1982 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | Fernando Amaral |
| Succeeded by | António de Almeida Santos |
| Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers | |
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In office 4 September 1981 – 13 June 1982 |
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| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | José Luís da Cruz Vilaça |
| Succeeded by | Leonor Beleza |
| Personal details | |
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Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa 12 December 1948 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party |
Social Democratic (1975–2015) Independent (2015–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Cristina Motta Veiga (1972–1980; separated) |
| Domestic partner | Rita Amaral Cabral (1980–present) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
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Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈsɛlu ˈnunu ˈdwaɾtɨ ʁɨˈbelu dɨ ˈsozɐ]), ComSE, GCIH (born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and incumbent President of Portugal since 9 March 2016. Previously he was a government minister and Member of Parliament, a law professor, journalist, political analyst and pundit.
Born in Lisbon, he is the eldest son of Baltasar Rebelo de Sousa and wife Maria das Neves Fernandes Duarte. He is named after his godfather dictator Marcelo Caetano.
Rebelo de Sousa is a university graduate, Doctorate, Professor and Publicist specialized in Administrative Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, where he taught Law.
Rebelo de Sousa started his career during the Estado Novo as a lawyer, and later as a journalist. He joined the Popular Democratic Party, becoming a Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic. During that time, he helped draft Portugal’s constitution in 1976. Later he rose to Adjoint Minister of Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão. Together with him he was a Co-Founder, Director and Administrator of the Expresso newspaper, owned by Pinto Balsemão. He was also the Founder of Sedes and the Founder and President of the Administration Council of another newspaper, Semanário. He started as a political analyst and pundit on TSF radio with his Exams, in which he gave marks (0 to 20) to the main political players.
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