António José Seguro

António José Seguro
Seguro in 2025
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party
In office
23 July 2011 – 28 September 2014
PresidentAntónio de Almeida Santos
Maria de Belém Roseira
Preceded byJosé Sócrates
Succeeded byAntónio Costa
President of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party
In office
31 March 2004 – 9 March 2005
Preceded byAntónio Costa
Succeeded byAlberto Martins
Minister Adjunct to the Prime Minister
In office
3 July 2001 – 8 April 2002
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byArmando Vara
Succeeded byJosé Luís Arnaut
Other offices
Secretary of State Adjunct to the Prime Minister
In office
25 November 1997 – 20 July 1999
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byLuís Marques Guedes
Succeeded byVitalino Canas
Secretary of State for Youth Affairs
In office
28 October 1995 – 25 November 1997
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Preceded byMaria do Céu Ramos
Succeeded byMiguel Fontes
Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth
In office
29 April 1990 – 6 March 1994
Preceded byJosé Apolinário
Succeeded bySérgio Sousa Pinto
Member of the Assembly of the Republic[1][2]
In office
10 March 2005 – 8 October 2014
ConstituencyBraga
In office
5 April 2002 – 9 March 2005
ConstituencyLisbon
In office
4 November 1991 – 26 October 1995
ConstituencyPorto
Member of the European Parliament
In office
20 July 1999 – 2 July 2001
ConstituencyPortugal
Personal details
Born (1962-03-11) 11 March 1962
Penamacor, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
Spouse(s)
Margarida Maldonado Freitas
(m. 2001)
Children2
Alma materLisbon University Institute
Autonomous University of Lisbon

António José Martins Seguro (born 11 March 1962) is a Portuguese politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party (PS). Seguro was Secretary General of the PS from 2011 until 2014. He was the leader of the largest opposition party in the Portuguese Parliament. He is a candidate for President of Portugal in the 2026 presidential election.[3]

References

  1. "António José Seguro, Assembleia da República".
  2. "As legislaturas da Assembleia da República".
  3. "António José Seguro, a primeira grande entrevista na CNN Portugal: a candidatura à Presidência, a mágoa que não tem de Costa e a vida política que não passa pelo PS". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-04.