José Pedro Correia de Aguiar-Branco (born 18 July 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has been the
President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2024, in the
16th Legislature. Previously he served as
Minister of Justice
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from 2004 to 2005 and
Minister of National Defence from 2011 to 2015.
In 2024, he was elected as
member of the Assembly of the Republic in the
2024 legislative elections, for the
Viana do Castelo constituency.
Honours
Foreign
*: Grand Cross of the
Order for Merits to Lithuania (9 November 2019)
*: Grand Cross of the
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland () is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident abroad. As such, it is sometimes referred to as ...
(28 February 2018)
*: Grand Officer of the
Order of the Star of Romania
The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the Order of Michael the Brave. It is the oldest Order of Romania. It is awarded by the Preside ...
(28 February 2018)
*: Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Isabella the Catholic
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(19 February 2018)
Personal life
Aguiar-Branco married in 1980 Maria Helena Soares, with whom he has five children.
He is a supporter of
same-sex adoption.
References
1957 births
20th-century Portuguese lawyers
Government ministers of Portugal
Justice ministers of Portugal
Living people
Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
Members of the 10th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
Members of the 11th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
Members of the 12th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
Members of the 13th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
Ministers of national defence of Portugal
Politicians from Porto
Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians
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