Manuela Ferreira Leite
António Couto dos Santos | |
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Succeeded by | Eduardo Marçal Grilo |
Secretary of State for the Budget | |
In office 5 January 1990 – 7 December 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
Preceded by | Rui Carp |
Succeeded by | Norberto Rosa |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 31 October 1995 – 19 June 2011 | |
Constituency | Évora (1995–1999) Lisbon (1999–2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Manuela Dias Ferreira 3 December 1940 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse | Rui Leite (div.) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | José Dias Ferreira (great-grandfather) Pedro Santana Lopes (cousin) |
Alma mater | Lisbon School of Economics and Management |
Profession | Economist |
Awards | |
Maria Manuela Dias Ferreira Leite
She was leader of the Social Democratic Party between June 2008 and April 2010. Since 2011, she is the Chancellor of the National Orders of Portugal.
Background
Manuela Ferreira Leite was born in Lisbon, Portugal, to a family with many generations of famous lawyers. Her brother José Dias Ferreira is a lawyer and a
Career
She is a
Manuela Ferreira Leite has in the past held several positions within the Portuguese government, including
She was also, between 2006 and 2008, member of the Council of State, designated by the President of Portugal.
She was elected leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) on 31 May 2008, leading the party during the 2009 legislative elections. She was unable to defeat the Socialist Party led by José Sócrates, although achieving a slight increase in number of votes and seats. As leader of the major party outside the government, she was the Leader of the Opposition. She was succeeded as party leader by Pedro Passos Coelho on 9 April 2010.
After leaving PSD leadership she retired from active party politics (although she is still a member of the party). She currently has a weekly programme where she comments about politics and current affairs at the cable news channel
Personal life
She was married to Rui Leite, a Licentiate in Economics from the Instituto Superior de Ciências Económicas e Financeiras of the Technical University of Lisbon and an Economist, from whom she is now divorced and has three children:
- Nuno Dias Ferreira Leite, who married at the Church of Campo Grande in Campo Grande, Lisbon, on 6 July 2006 to Mónica da Cruz Rocha Campos and had two daughters:
- Marta Bessa Campos Ferreira Leite
- Catarina Bessa Campos Ferreira Leite
- João Dias Ferreira Leite
- Ana Dias Ferreira Leite, married at the Church of Santos in Santos-o-Velho, Lisbon, on 3 December 2005 to João Maria de Gouveia Durão de Quintanilha e Mendonça, born in Lisbon, Alvalade, on 3 November 1978, only son of three children of João Maria de Azevedo de Quintanilha e Mendonça (b. 17 May 1952) and wife Maria Joana Guizado de Gouveia Durão, and had issue:
Honours
Electoral history
PSD leadership election, 2008
Ballot: 31 May 2008 | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
Manuela Ferreira Leite
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17,224
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37.9
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14,134
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31.1
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13,427
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29.6
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308
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0.7
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Blank Ballots
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254
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0.6
| |
Invalid Ballots
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97
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0.2
| |
Turnout | 45,444
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58.95
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- (Source: Official results)
References
- ^ a b "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 28 January 2017.