Pedro Nuno Santos

Portuguese politician (born 1977)

Pedro Nuno de Oliveira Santos (born 13 April 1977) is a Portuguese economist and politician, who is the Leader of the Opposition since 2024. He is also the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party since 2024. Before, he was Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs, from November 2015 to February 2019, and afterwards as Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, from February 2019 to January 2023.

Pedro Nuno Santos
Santos in 2022
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
2 April 2024
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byLuís Montenegro
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
Assumed office
7 January 2024
PresidentCarlos César
DeputyJoão Torres
Preceded byAntónio Costa
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing
In office
18 February 2019 – 4 January 2023
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byPedro Marques (Infrastructure)
Succeeded byJoão Galamba (Infrastructure)
Marina Gonçalves (Housing)
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs
In office
26 November 2015 – 18 February 2019
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byPedro Lomba
Succeeded byDuarte Cordeiro
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
18 February 2019
ConstituencyAveiro
In office
10 March 2005 – 26 November 2015
ConstituencyAveiro
Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth
In office
18 July 2004 – 20 July 2008
Preceded byJamila Madeira
Succeeded byDuarte Cordeiro
Personal details
Born (1977-04-13) 13 April 1977 (age 47)
São João da Madeira, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Youth
Spouse(s)Ana Catarina Gamboa
Children1

In December 2023, Santos was elected to replace António Costa as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party.[1] In April 2024, he became the Leader of the Opposition.

References

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  1. "É oficial: Pedro Nuno Santos é o 9.ª secretário-geral do PS". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.