Socialist Party (Portugal)
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The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. It was founded on April 19, 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants of the Portuguese Socialist Action (Portuguese: Acção Socialista Portuguesa).
The President of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, is a member of the party. José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal, is the leader of the party.
José Sócrates won a bid in early October 2004 for the succession of Ferro Rodrigues as Secretary-General of the party. Other candidates for the post were Manuel Alegre and João Soares in a vote by party members.
It is a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists, and has 12 members in the European Parliament.
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List of important people
General Secretaries
- Mário Soares: 1973 - 1986
- Almeida Santos (interim): 1986
- Vitor Constâncio: 1986 - 1989
- Jorge Sampaio: 1989 - 1992
- António Guterres: 1992 - 2002
- Ferro Rodrigues: 2002 - 2004
- José Sócrates: 2004 -
The last Congress, where Sócrates was formally appointed party leader, was held in November 2004.
Prime Ministers
- Mário Soares : 1976 - 1978, 1983 - 1985
- António Guterres : 1995 - 2002
- José Sócrates : 2005 -
Presidents of the Republic
- Mário Soares : 1986 - 1996
- Jorge Sampaio : 1996 -
See also
Politics of Portugal, List of political parties in Portugal, Socialist Party.
External links
- Official Website (http://www.ps.pt) (in Portuguese)
- Socialist Internacional (http://www.socialistinternational.org)
- Party of European Socialists (http://www.pes.org/)
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