Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues (born in Lisbon

Lisbon

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, 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 politician

Politician

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 and economist

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He was Minister for Social Security, and later for Public Works in the governments of António Guterres

António Guterres

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In 2002, he was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party

Socialist Party (Portugal)

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, a position he retained for two years. He resigned on 9 July 2004, immediately after President Jorge Sampaio announced a decision not to hold early elections when former Prime Minister Durão Barroso

José Manuel Durão Barroso

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 stepped down from office in order to be appointed President of the European Commission

President of the European Commission

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. Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD.

Family

Married to Maria Filomena Lopes Peixoto de Aguiar, he has two children, João Luís Peixoto de Aguiar Ferro Rodrigues and a daughter, television presenter Rita Ferro Rodrigues.