Vasco Cordeiro
| Vasco Cordeiro | |
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Cordeiro in 2016
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| President of the Government of the Azores | |
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Assumed office 6 November 2012 |
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| President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Representative | Pedro Catarino |
| Preceded by | Carlos César |
| Regional Secretary for Economy | |
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In office 2008 – April 2012 |
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| Regional Secretary of Presidency | |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries | |
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In office 2003–2004 |
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| Personal details | |
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Vasco Ilídio Alves Cordeiro 28 March 1973 Covoada, São Miguel Island (Azores), Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Cristina Cordeiro |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Vasco Ilídio Alves Cordeiro (born 28 March 1973) is a Portuguese politician, currently serving as President of the Regional Government of the Azores since 6 November 2012, following his victory at the Azores regional election, 2012.
Vasco Cordeiro was born in the civil parish of Covoada, deannexed from the neighboring parish of Relva, in the flanks of the Serra Devassa, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of Ponta Delgada. He was born to middle-class farming family, the youngest of three sons of Luís and Lourdes Cordeiro.
"Since his youth, he showed leadership, ability and a commitment and persistence in pursuing his goals", recounted Antero Silva, a childhood friend and school colleague from Canto da Maia. These qualities were important his activities in the Associação de Escoteiros de Portugal (Scouting Association of Portugal) and the local choir, who sung throughout the island. As Maria José, a neighbour, remembered, he "was also an applied student [in primary and secondary school], well-mannered and with a grande sense of humour...[with a] disposition and very sociable". The pharmacist later elaborated, in comparison to what "unfortunately occurs with some people when they assume responsibilities", that Cordeiro continued to be extremely attentive to people of the land, even after becoming an advocate and, later, government representative. In addition to music, after school Cordeiro was active in theatre and literature: his mother was an author of dramas and comedies, and naturally, he and his friends would represent these roles throughout the island, such as Tradição and Sogra.
He continued his interest in music, even as he studied law in the Faculty of Law, at the University of Coimbra, where became part of the Grupo de Fados de Coimbra Alta Medina (Alta Medina Fado Group of Coimbra)."That experience marked me clearly...it was one of my more memorable moments of this period", when he interpreted the Balada da Despedida during the annual Queima das Fitas (1990–1995). "I remember being at the gate of the Old Sé, with the square crammed with people, waiting for my group to perform, and thinking of the path that I took to that moment."
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