BIO

Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa is the President of the Republic of Portugal. He previously served as secretary of state of the presidency of the Council of Ministers and as minister of parliamentary affairs and member of the State Council of Portugal (2000-2001 and 2006-16). He is the co-founder of the Social-Democratic Party in Portugal, which he led from 1996 to 1999. He also served as vice-president of the European People’s Party, in which he integrated the PSD. He has been decorated with the Comenda da Ordem de Santiago da Espada and the Grã-Cruz da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique. He holds a law degree from Universidade de Lisboa and a doctorate in legal-political sciences and has taught at a number of universities.