Catarina Sarmento e Castro | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sarmento e Castro in 2023 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 March 2022 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Francisca Van Dunem |
| Succeeded by | Rita Júdice |
| Secretary of State for Human Resources and Former Combatants | |
| In office 26 October 2019 – 30 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Judge of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office 4 February 2010 – 2 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mário Torres |
| Succeeded by | Mariana Canotilho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1970 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (until 2019) |
| Spouse | Guilherme da Silva Gomes |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Catarina Teresa Rola Sarmento e Castro (born 16 May 1970) is a Portuguese jurist and politician.[1] As a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS), she became a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic in the January 2022 Portuguese legislative election, representing Leiria. Between 2019 and 2022 she served as Secretary of State for Human Resources and Former Combatants. A professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Coimbra, she has also served as a judge in the Constitutional Court. She was appointed Minister of Justice in March 2022, following the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, when the PS won an overall majority, but lost the position after the March 2024 elelction, when the PS was defeated and the Democratic Alliance formed the government.[2]
- ^ "De Adão e Silva a Elvira Fortunato: conheça todos os ministros do novo governo". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ "Catarina Sarmento e Castro, a nova ministra da Justiça que já foi juíza". SIC Noticias. Retrieved 25 March 2022.