Paulo Rangel

Paulo Rangel
Rangel in 2024
Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 April 2024
Prime Minister	Luís Montenegro
Preceded by	João Gomes Cravinho
Member of the European Parliament for Portugal
In office 14 July 2009 – 1 April 2024
Succeeded by	Ana Miguel dos Santos
Vice President of the Social Democratic Party
In office 3 July 2022 – 19 October 2024
President	Luís Montenegro
Preceded by	Ana Paula Martins
Succeeded by	Leonor Beleza
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 10 March 2005 – 13 July 2009
Constituency	Porto
Secretary of State Adjunct to the Minister of Justice
In office 17 July 2004 – 12 March 2005
Prime Minister	Pedro Santana Lopes
Minister	José Pedro Aguiar-Branco
Preceded by	João Mota de Campos
Succeeded by	José Manuel Conde Rodrigues
President of the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party
In office 26 June 2008 – 13 July 2009
President	Manuela Ferreira Leite
Preceded by	Pedro Santana Lopes
Succeeded by	António Montalvão Machado
Personal details
Born	Paulo Artur dos Santos Castro de Campos Rangel (1968-02-18) 18 February 1968 (age 56) Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party (2005–present)
Other political affiliations	CDS – People's Party (1996–1999)
Alma mater	Portuguese Catholic University
Occupation	Jurist • Politician

Paulo Artur dos Santos Castro de Campos Rangel (born 18 February 1968) is a Portuguese jurist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.^[1]

Previously, Rangel served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2024. He also serves as treasurer of the European People's Party under the leadership of its president Manfred Weber.^[2]