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Augusto Santos Silva

1956 - Today

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Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva (born 20 August 1956) is a Portuguese sociologist, university professor, and politician who served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic between 2022 and 2024, in the 15th Legislature. From November 2015 to March 2022, he was the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments led by Prime Minister António Costa. Santos Silva had previously served in a number of ministerial roles, namely Minister of Education (2000–2001), Minister of Culture (2001–2002), Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (2005–2009), and Minister of National Defence (2009–2011), having joined the Socialist Party in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Augusto Santos Silva is the 17,336th most popular politician (down from 15,771st in 2024), the 437th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 375th in 2019) and the 127th most popular Portuguese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Augusto Santos Silva ranks 17,336 out of 19,576. Before him are Tulsi Giri, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, John Cornyn, Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi, Andrey Lugovoy, and Bruno Tshibala. After him are Feargus O'Connor, Barbara Mikulski, Akejan Kajegeldin, Lipit-Enlil, Bill Hayden, and Nika Gilauri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Augusto Santos Silva ranks 546. Before him are Patricio Hernández, Kumiko Okae, Víctor Púa, Dinah Manoff, Peter David, and Bruno Tshibala. After him are Lise-Marie Morerod, Daniel Willems, Mike McCallum, Yodrak Salakjai, Tim Paterson, and Georgi Bliznashki.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva ranks 437 out of 633. Before him are Rúben Neves (1997), Aure Atika (1970), Cristina Branco (1972), Silvestre Varela (1985), Abel Ferreira (1978), and Beto (1976). After him are Gonçalo Ramos (2001), Francisco Trincão (1999), Nuno Valente (1974), João Neves (2004), Jota (1999), and Miguel Gomes (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva ranks 127. Before him are Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941), Jerónimo de Sousa (1947), Elisa Ferreira (1955), João de Deus Pinheiro (1945), Rui Rio (1957), and Paulo d'Eça Leal (1901). After him are André Ventura (1983), António Vitorino (1957), Maria Luís Albuquerque (1967), Mário Centeno (1966), and Catarina Martins (1973).

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