13th Prime Minister of Portugal | |
Predecessor | Pedro Passos Coelho |
Deputy Prime Minister | Carlos César |
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
Predecessor | António José Seguro |
Mayor of Lisbon | |
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.