Alternative History
António Costa
Timeline: 1776: The United Commonwealth of America

OTL equivalent: António Costa

António Costa 2014 (cropped)
António Costa in 2014

13th Prime Minister of Portugal
22 October 2015 - present

Predecessor Pedro Passos Coelho
Deputy Prime Minister Carlos César

Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
22 November 2014 - present

Predecessor António José Seguro

Mayor of Lisbon
1 August 2007 - 6 April 2015

Predecessor Carmona Rodrigues
Successor Fernando Medina
Born 17 July 1961
Lisbon, Portugal
Spouse Fernanda Tadeu
Political Party Socialist Party
Religion Agnostic
Profession Lawyer

António Luís Santos da Costa (born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and the Prime Minister of Portugal, in office since 22 October 2015. Previously he was Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from 1997 to 1999, Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2002, Minister of State and Internal Administration from 2005 to 2007, and Mayor of Lisbon from 2007 to 2015. He was elected as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party in September 2014.