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António Luís Santos da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔnju ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as the 119th prime minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015, presiding over the XXI (2015–2019), XXII (2019–2022) and XXIII Constitutional Governments (since 2022). He is demissionary, having resigned on 7 November 2023 following an investigation in a corruption scandal.
Previously, he was Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs from 1995 to 1997, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from 1997 to 1999, Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2002, Minister of Internal Administration from 2005 to 2007, as well as Mayor of Lisbon from 2007 to 2015. He was elected Secretary-General of the Socialist Party in 2014.On 7 November 2023, Costa resigned following ongoing searches and arrests involving members of his Socialist government in connection with alleged corruption and malfeasance in handling lithium mining and hydrogen projects in the country. This resignation was accepted by the president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on 9 November.
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Birthday1961-07-17 (63 years old)
Birth NameAntónio Luís Santos da Costa
Birth PlaceSão Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisboa, Portugal
FatherOrlando da Costa
MotherMaria Antónia Palla
SiblingsRicardo Costa
CitizenshipsPortugal
AwardsGrand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco, Knight Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class, Grand Cross of the Order of Honour, Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Order of Rio Branco, Order pro Merito Melitensi, Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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