António Costa(VI)
António Costa is a Portuguese lawyer and politician serving as the 119th and current Prime Minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015, presiding over the XXI (2015-2019) and XXII Constitutional Governments (2019-present). Previously, he was Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from 1995 to 1999, Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2002, Minister of Internal Administration from 2005 to 2007, and Mayor of Lisbon from 2007 to 2015. He was elected as Secretary General of the Socialist Party in September 2014.
He is the son of Communist writer Orlando da Costa (born in Maputo to a family of Hindu/Goan ascent) and of journalist Maria Antónia Palla.
He is the son of Communist writer Orlando da Costa (born in Maputo to a family of Hindu/Goan ascent) and of journalist Maria Antónia Palla.
