Rui Rio

Rui Rio
Rio in March 2018
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office
16 February 2018 – 1 July 2022[1]
Secretary-GeneralFeliciano Barreiras Duarte
José Silvano
Preceded byPedro Passos Coelho
Succeeded byLuís Montenegro
Leader of the Opposition
In office
16 February 2018 – 1 July 2022
Preceded byPedro Passos Coelho
Succeeded byLuís Montenegro
Mayor of Porto
In office
8 January 2002 – 22 October 2013
Preceded byNuno Cardoso
Succeeded byRui Moreira
Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
In office
31 March 1996 – 20 June 1997
PresidentMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Preceded byEduardo Azevedo Soares
Succeeded byCarlos Horta e Costa
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
25 October 2019 – 12 September 2022
ConstituencyPorto
In office
4 November 1991 – 4 April 2002
ConstituencyPorto
Personal details
Born
Rui Fernando da Silva Rio

(1957-08-06) 6 August 1957 (age 67)
Porto, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
SpouseLídia Azevedo
Children1
EducationColégio Alemão do Porto
Alma materUniversity of Porto

Rui Fernando da Silva Rio GCIH (born 6 August 1957) is a Portuguese economist and retired politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[2] He was the Mayor of Porto from 2002 to 2013. Between 2018 and 2022, he was President of the PSD and Leader of the Opposition.

  1. ^ "Rui Rio, PSD".
  2. ^ Giannetti, Daniela; Benoit, Kenneth (3 December 2008). Intra-party politics and coalition governments. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-0-415-46225-9. Retrieved 5 July 2011.