Biography
António Costa was born in Lisbon, Portugal on 17 July 1961.
He is married and has a son and a daughter.
Studies
- a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
- a post-graduate degree in European studies from Lisbon Catholic University
- a post-graduate degree in contractual litigation, mediation and arbitration from Lisbon Catholic University
Career
- member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly (Assembleia Municipal de Lisboa) (1982-1993)
- lawyer (1985-1995) (2002-2004)
- member of the Portuguese Parliament (1991-2004)
- councillor, Loures Town Hall (vereador, Câmara Municipal de Loures) (1993-1995)
- secretary of state (1995-1997), then minister for parliamentary affairs (November 1997-October 1999)
- minister for justice (October 1999-April 2002)
- president of the Portuguese Socialist Party’s parliamentary group (April 2002-March 2004)
- member and later vice-president of the European Parliament (June 2004-March 2005)
- minister of state and minister for the interior (March 2005-May 2007)
- mayor of Lisbon (Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa) (1 August 2007-6 April 2015)
- member of the Committee of the Regions (2010-2015)
- president of the Lisbon Metropolitan Council (4 November 2013-6 April 2015)
- prime minister of Portugal (2015-2024)
- secretary-general of the Portuguese Socialist Party (22 November 2014-7 January 2024)