Jorge Sampaio
Jorge Sampaio | |
|---|---|
 Sampaio in 2003 | |
| 18th President of Portugal | |
| In office 9 March 1996 – 9 March 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres José Manuel Barroso Pedro Santana Lopes José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Mário Soares |
| Succeeded by | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations | |
| In office 1 April 2007 – 1 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser |
| Mayor of Lisbon | |
| In office 22 January 1990 – 15 November 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Nuno Krus Abecassis |
| Succeeded by | João Soares |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 15 January 1989 – 23 February 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Vítor Constâncio |
| Succeeded by | António Guterres |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 6 November 1988 – 23 February 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | Vítor Constâncio |
| Succeeded by | António Guterres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio 18 September 1939 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 10 September 2021 (aged 81) Carnaxide e Queijas, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maria José Rodrigues Ritta |
| Children | Vera Ritta de Sampaio André Ritta de Sampaio |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Signature |  |
Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio, GColTE, GCIH, GColL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒ(ɨ) sɐ̃ˈpaju] (
listen)) (18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was the 18th President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. He was also the Mayor of Lisbon between 1990 until 1995. Between 1988 until 1992, he was the Leader of the Opposition.
In May 2006, Sampaio was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General as his first Special Envoy for the Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis. In April 2007, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon designated him as High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, a position he held till September 2012.
Sampaio died at a hospital in Carnaxide e Queijas, Portugal on 10 September 2021 from respiratory failure, aged 81.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Morreu Jorge Sampaio". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Jorge Sampaio, who showed extent of Portuguese presidential powers, dies at 81". Reuters. 10 September 2021.
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