(Redirected from Portuguese Socialist Party)'''Partido Socialista''' ''redirects here. For other parties with similar names see
Socialist Party''.
The 'Socialist Party' (
Portuguese: ''Partido Socialista'',
pron. ) is a political party of
Portugal. It was founded on
April 19,
1973 in the German city of
Bad Münstereifel, by militants of the Portuguese Socialist Action (
Portuguese: ''Acção Socialista Portuguesa'').
José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal, is the leader of the party. The former
President of Portugal,
Jorge Sampaio, is also a member of the party. The party has currently 121 of 230 seats in the Parliament.
José Sócrates obtained a landslide victory (conquered 77% of the votes) in early October 2004 for the succession of
Ferro Rodrigues as Secretary-General of the party. Other candidates for the post were
Manuel Alegre and
João Soares in a vote by party members.
It is a member of the
Socialist International and the
Party of European Socialists, and has 12 members in the
European Parliament.
The Socialist Party stands out as about a third of its members in the Assembly of the Republic are women.
List of important people
General Secretaries

PS poster, supporting autonomy for the
Azores
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Mário Soares:
1973 -
1986
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Almeida Santos (interim):
1986
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Vitor Constâncio:
1986 -
1989
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Jorge Sampaio:
1989 -
1992
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António Guterres:
1992 -
2002
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Ferro Rodrigues:
2002 -
2004
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José Sócrates:
2004 -
The last Congress, where Sócrates was formally appointed party leader, was held in November
2004.
Prime Ministers
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Mário Soares :
1976 -
1978,
1983 -
1985
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António Guterres :
1995 -
2002
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José Sócrates :
2005 -
Presidents of the Republic
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Mário Soares :
1986 -
1996
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Jorge Sampaio:
1996 -
2006
See also
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Politics of Portugal
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List of political parties in Portugal
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Socialist Party
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Republican and Socialist Front.
External links
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Official Website (in Portuguese)
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Socialist Internacional
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Party of European Socialists