José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa

Born in Vilar de Maçada, Alijó, Vila Real district, in the 6th of September, 1957

Civil Engineer

Post-Graduation in Sanitary Engineering

Member of Socialist Party since 1981

Member of the Socialist Party direction since 1991

Member of Parliament from 1987 to 1995 and since 2002

Member of Covilhã Municipal Council

Minister of Environment and Territorial Planning in the XIV Government (1999-2002)

Minister Assistant to the Prime Minister in the XIII Government (1997-1999)

State Secretary Assistant to the Environment Minister in the XIII Government (1995-1997)

Elected Socialist Party leader in September, 2004

Elected Prime Minister of Portugal on the 12th March 2005