Augusto Santos Silva

Quick Facts

Full Name	Augusto Santos Silva
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1956(1956-08-20)
Age	68
Birthplace	Porto
Country	Portugal
Birth City	Porto
Horoscope	Leo

Augusto Santos Silva Biography

Augusto Santos Silva is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 20, 1956 in Porto, Porto, Portugal. Silva was born on 20 August 1956, in the port city of Porto. He graduated from the University of Porto with a degree in history in 1978 and later obtained a doctorate in sociology from ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon in 1992.

Santos Silva joined the Socialist Party in 1990, and has served in a number of ministerial roles, namely Minister of Education (2000–2001), Minister of Culture (2001–2002), Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (2005–2009), and Minister of National Defence (2009–2011).

Silva also served on the National Board of Education from 1996 to 1999, the Commission on Social Security from 1996 to 1998 and the Board of Directors of the José Fontana Foundation from 2002 to 2005, which is affiliated with the Socialist Party. He also represented Portugal in the Council of Europe’s Education for Democratic Citizenship project from 1997 to 1999.

Silva has served in a number of ministerial roles, beginning in 2000 when he was appointed Minister of Education in the government of Prime Minister António Guterres, which he served as until 2001. At that time, he was appointed Minister of Culture, serving for a year in that role.

Silva started his career as an economics professor in Porto beginning in 1981. Eventually, he worked his way up to Chair of the Scientific Council and served as Dean of the University of Porto from 1998 to 1999.

Augusto Santos Silva Net Worth

Augusto Santos Silva is one of the richest Politician from Portugal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Augusto Santos Silva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva (born 20 August 1956) is a Portuguese sociologist, university professor, and politician. Since November 2015, he has been the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments led by Prime Minister António Costa.

Silva started his political activity while at university, serving as a member of the Porto committee of the Workers’ Revolutionary Union, a Trotskyist group aligned with the Internationalist Communist League. In the 1976 presidential election, he supported Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, and in the 1980 election, he supported António Ramalho Eanes. Silva also joined the Movement of Socialist Left, aligning himself with politicians such as Alberto Martins, Arnaldo Fleming, and Jorge Ribeiro Strecht. In the 1986 election, he was a supporter of Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo in the first round, followed by Mário Soares in the second.

Five years later, Silva officially joined the Socialist Party. He was first elected to the Assembly of the Republic in the 1995 elections, where he has served continually ever since.

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Augusto Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Portugal. Augusto Santos Silva celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.