Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

His Excellency

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

ComSE GCIH
His Excellency; Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa; ComSE GCIH
20th President of Portugal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 March 2016
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
President of the Social Democratic Party
	In office; 31 March 1996 – 27 May 1999
Deputy	Rui Rio; Carlos Horta e Costa; Artur Torres Pereira;
Preceded by	Fernando Nogueira
Succeeded by	José Manuel Barroso
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
	In office; 12 June 1982 – 9 June 1983
Prime Minister	Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded by	Fernando Amaral
Succeeded by	António de Almeida Santos
Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
	In office; 4 September 1981 – 12 June 1982
Prime Minister	Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded by	José Luís da Cruz Vilaça
Succeeded by	Leonor Beleza
Personal details
Born	Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa; 12 December 1948 (age 75); Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ana Cristina Motta Veiga; (1972–1980; separated)
Domestic partner	Rita Amaral Cabral ; (1980–present)
Children	Nuno; Sofia;
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
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Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈsɛlu ˈnunu ˈdwaɾtɨ ʁɨˈbelu dɨ ˈsozɐ]), ComSE, GCIH (born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has been the President of Portugal since 9 March 2016.^[1]

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President-elect Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa delivering his victory speech on election night, 24 January 2016
First state visit as President of Portugal (Vatican, March 2016)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa with Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, in the Kremlin in Moscow, 20 June 2018
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa with Donald Trump, the President of the United States, in the White House in Washington, D.C., 27 June 2018
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa wearing a protective mask in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic
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His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa ComSE GCIH


20th President of Portugal
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office 31 March 1996 (1996-03-31) – 27 May 1999 (1999-05-27)
Deputy	Rui Rio Carlos Horta e Costa Artur Torres Pereira
Preceded by	Fernando Nogueira
Succeeded by	José Manuel Barroso
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office 12 June 1982 (1982-06-12) – 9 June 1983 (1983-06-09)
Prime Minister	Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded by	Fernando Amaral
Succeeded by	António de Almeida Santos
Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
In office 4 September 1981 (1981-09-04) – 12 June 1982 (1982-06-12)
Prime Minister	Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded by	José Luís da Cruz Vilaça
Succeeded by	Leonor Beleza

Personal details
Born	Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 75) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ana Cristina Motta Veiga (1972–1980; separated)
Domestic partner	Rita Amaral Cabral (1980–present)
Children	Nuno Sofia
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
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