Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues


Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

President of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
23 October 2015
Preceded byAssunção Esteves
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
In office
20 January 2002 – 24 September 2004
Preceded byAntónio Guterres
Succeeded byJosé Sócrates
Leader of the Opposition
In office
6 April 2002 – 24 September 2004
Prime MinisterJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byJosé Manuel Barroso
Succeeded byJosé Sócrates
Minister of Social Infrastructure
In office
10 March 2001 – 23 January 2002
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJorge Coelho
Succeeded byJosé Sócrates
Minister of Labour and Solidarity
In office
25 November 1997 – 10 March 2001
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byMaria João Rodrigues
(Training and Employment)
Succeeded byPaulo Pedroso
Minister of Solidarity and Social Security
In office
28 October 1995 – 25 November 1997
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJosé Falcão e Cunha
(Employment and Social Security)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues

(1949-11-03) 3 November 1949 (age 75)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
Spouse(s)Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar
ChildrenJoão Luís
Rita
Alma materSchool of Economics and Finance, Technical University of Lisbon

Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues GCL (born 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist who has been President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2015, in the 13th (2015–2019) and 14th Legislatures (2019–present). He was Minister for Social Security, and later Minister for Public Works, in the governments of António Guterres.