Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues (born 3 November 1949) is a
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politician
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and
economist
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who had been President of the
Assembly of the Republic since 2015 until 29 March 2022, in the
13th (2015–2019) and
14th Legislatures (2019–2022). He was Minister for Social Security, and later Minister for Public Works, in the governments of
António Guterres
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.
Early life and education
Born in
Lisbon
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, he obtained the degree of ''licenciado'' in economics at what today is the ''Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão'' (
ISEG) of Lisbon University, and is a lecturer in economics at
ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon.
Political career
In 2002, Ferro Rodrigues was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese
Socialist Party
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, a position he retained for two years.
He resigned on 9 July 2004, immediately after
President
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Jorge Sampaio
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announced a decision not to hold early elections when
Prime Minister
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José Manuel Barroso
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stepped down from office in order to be appointed
President of the European Commission
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. Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the
OECD
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.
Following the
October 2015 parliamentary election, he was elected as President of the
Assembly of the Republic on 23 October 2015 with the support of the Socialists, the Communists and the Left Bloc. Ferro received 120 votes against 108 votes for the candidate of the centre-right government.
After the
2019 parliamentary election, Ferro Rodrigues was re-elected as President of the
Assembly of the Republic, receiving 178 votes in favor.
Family
Married to Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguilar, he has two children, João Luís de Aguilar Ferro Rodrigues and a daughter, television presenter
Rita Ferro Rodrigues.
Honours
Portuguese honours
*
![PRT Order of Liberty - Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg)
Grand-Cross of the
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,
Portugal
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(5 October 2016)
Foreign honours
*
![ARG_Order_of_May_-_Grand_Cross_BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/ARG_Order_of_May_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand Cross of the
Order of May
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, Merit Class,
Argentina
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(18 June 2003)
*
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Grand-Cross of the
Order of Charles III, Spain (25 November 2016)
*
![GRE Order of Honour Grand Cross BAR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/GRE_Order_of_Honour_Grand_Cross_BAR.png)
Grand-Cross of the
Order of Honour,
Greece
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(21 April 2017)
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1949 births
Living people
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Technical University of Lisbon alumni
Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
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