President Mario Soares | Succeeded by Antonio Monteiro Prime Minister Durao Barroso Name Teresa de | |
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Preceded by Antonio Martins da Cruz Spouse Alexandre O\'Neill (m. 1971–1981) Similar People Alexandre O\'Neill, Francisco de Sa Carneiro, Carlos I of Portugal | ||
Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva | ||
Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia, (born on 18 July 1946), commonly known as Teresa Patrício de Gouveia, is a Portuguese cultural manager, public servant and retired politician.
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Background
She is a daughter of Afonso Patrício de Gouveia (Guarda, Sé, 18 July 1915 -) and wife Maria Madalena d'Orey Ferreira Pinto Basto (Lisbon, 19 August 1925 -), from a Family of the high Bourgeoisie and some Nobility and of more or less distant English, German, French and Italian descent. One of her brothers, António, died in Camarate air crash along with the then Prime Minister, Francisco Sá Carneiro, and the Minister of Defense, Adelino Amaro da Costa.
Career
She is a licentiate in history from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon.
She became a member of the European Council, Secretary of State for Culture and Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the XIth Constitutional Government, Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2003–2004) and President of the Serralves Foundation.
Decorations
She was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry.
Marriage and child
She married in Lisbon on 4 August 1971 and divorced on 20 February 1981 Writer and Poet Alexandre O'Neill. The couple had a son:
