Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia, GOIH GCIH GCC GCOH KMM (born on 18 July 1946), commonly known as Teresa Patrício de Gouveia, is a Portuguese cultural manager, public servant and retired politician.

Background

Gouveia is a daughter of Afonso Patrício de Gouveia ( Guarda, Sé, 18 July 1915 -) and wife Maria Madalena d'Orey Ferreira Pinto Basto ( Lisbon, 19 August 1925 -), from a Family of the high Bourgeoisie and some Nobility and of more or less distant English, German, French and

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descent. One of her brothers, António, died in Camarate air crash along with the then

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, and the Minister of Defense, Adelino Amaro da Costa.

Career

Gouveia is a licentiate in history from the

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of the

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. Gouveia became a member of the European Council, Secretary of State for Culture and Minister for the

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and

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in the XIth Constitutional Government, Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic,

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(2003–2004) and President of the

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Other activities

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(ECFR), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020)

Political positions

In February 2020, Gouveia joined around fifty former European prime ministers and foreign ministers in signing an open letter published by British newspaper ''

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'' to condemn

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’s Middle East peace plan, saying it would create an

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-like situation in occupied Palestinian territory.

Decorations

Gouveia was decorated with the

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of the Order of Prince Henry.

Marriage and child

Gouveia married in Lisbon on 4 August 1971 and divorced on 20 February 1981 Writer and Poet

Alexandre O'Neill Alexandre Manuel Vahia de Castro O'Neill de Bulhões, GOSE (19 December 1924, in Lisbon – 21 August 1986, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese writer and poet of Irish descent. Family He was born at 39 Fontes Pereira de Melo Avenue the son of José ...

. The couple had a son:''História da Família Ferreira Pinto Basto'', Carlos Lourenço do Carmo da Camara Bobone, Livraria Bizantina, 1.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1997, pg. 403 * Afonso de Gouveia O'Neill (28 May 1976 –)

References

External links

Teresa Patrício de Gouveia's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site
1946 births Living people Foreign ministers of Portugal Patricio Gouveia, Teresa Patricio Gouveia, Teresa People from Lisbon University of Lisbon alumni Female foreign ministers Women government ministers of Portugal {{Portugal-politician-stub