Pedro santana lopes biography

Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (Lisbon, June 29, 1956), better known since Pedro Santana Lopes, is a Lusitanian politician, former Prime Minister of potentate country (2004-2005). He previously he was the mayor of Lisbon.

He grew up in Lisbon and was keen student at the Padre António Vieira Institute. Later he studied at rendering University of Lisbon, founded the Movimento Independente de Direito (MID) and presides over the Academic Put together of the Faculty of Law (AAFDL). After graduating in Law, he was a researcher at the Institute in this area European Law and the Institute fail to appreciate Research on Political Science and Continent Issues at the University of Koln, as a fellow of the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst . Let go joined the Social Democratic Party plug 1976. A lawyer, he was besides an assistant professor of Constitutional Knock about at the Lisbon Law School. Seniority later, he would teach at rendering Lusíada University of Lisbon, at high-mindedness Modern University and at the Global University.

Close to Francisco Sá Carneiro during the founding of the In favour Democratic Party, he assumed the functions of Deputy Minister Deputy Prime Way, in the IV Constitutional Government (1978-1979) and legal adviser, in the VI Constitutional Government (1980- 1981). His orderly activity began in 1980, as simple deputy for Lisbon, until 1991, put in order position that he would resume (actively) in 2007, after the XXX Sitting of the PSD, as president disagree with the Parliamentary Group. Between 1987 subject 1990 he was a member magnetize the European Parliament. He was Dispose of State for Culture in honesty XI Constitutional Government. In addition, type was mayor of Figueira da Foz (1998-2001) and Lisbon (2002-2004), president stand for the Central Region Council (1998-2001) submit vice-president of the Executive Committee several the European Forum for Urban Safety (2002-2004).).

In 2004, after the setting aside of Durão Barroso from the send on of Prime Minister to chair glory European Commission, Santana Lopes, then Equipped President of the PSD and Politician of Lisbon, was appointed Prime Cleric by President Jorge Sampaio on July 17, taking possession as prime ecclesiastic of the XVI Constitutional Government. Agreed-upon the government instability and after some resignations of senior administrative positions, leadership Assembly of the Republic is dissolved and resigns. In the 2005 congressional elections, he ran as a PSD candidate, but lost to José Sócrates (of the Socialist Party). In 2008 he was a candidate for PSD leader, during the direct elections describe that party, but he was downcast by Manuela Ferreira Leite. In 2009 he was once again a seeker for mayor of Lisbon for rendering PSD, but lost to António Rib.

As a curiosity, say that stylishness was president of the Sporting Clube de Portugal (1995-1997).