The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. It was founded on April 19, 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel , by militants of the Portuguese Socialist Action (Portuguese: Acção Socialista Portuguesa).
The President of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, is a member of the party. José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal, is the leader of the party.
José Sócrates won a bid in early October 2004 for the succession of Ferro Rodrigues as Secretary-General of the party. Other candidates for the post were Manuel Alegre and João Soares in a vote by party members.
It is a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists, and has 12 members in the European Parliament.
List of important people
Secretaries-General
The last Congress, where Sócrates was formally appointed party leader, was held in November 2004.
Prime Ministers
Presidents of the Republic
See also
Politics of Portugal, List of political parties in Portugal, Socialist Party.
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