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Teresa Morais | |
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Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 27 March 2024 | |
President | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco |
Minister of Culture, Equality and Citizenship | |
In office 30 October 2015 – 26 November 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
Preceded by | Jorge Barreto Xavier |
Succeeded by | João Soares |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 26 March 2024 | |
Constituency | Setúbal |
In office 15 October 2009 – 24 October 2019 | |
Constituency | Leiria |
In office 4 April 2002 – 9 March 2005 | |
Constituency | Coimbra |
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Equality | |
In office 21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
Preceded by | Elza Pais |
Succeeded by | Pedro Lomba |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Teresa da Silva Morais 21 July 1959 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party (2002–present) |
Spouse | Luís Miguel Monteiro |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Occupation | Lawyer • Politician |
Maria Teresa da Silva Morais (born 21 July 1959)[1] is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture, Equality and Citizenship in 2015. From 2011 to 2015, Morais served as the Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Equality.[2] She is a member of the Social Democratic Party and was elected to the Assembly of the Republic in 2002 and again between the 2009 and 2019.[1] She was Vice-President of the PSD and a member of the Permanent Political Commission led by Pedro Passos Coelho.[3][4]
In March 2024, she was re-elected to the Assembly of the Republic as the first-choice candidate on the Democratic Alliance's Setúbal list for the 2024 legislative elections.[4][5]