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| Duarte Cordeiro | |
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.png) Cordeiro in 2022 | |
| Minister of the Environment and Climate Action | |
| In office 30 March 2022 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | João Pedro Matos Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Maria da Graça Carvalho |
| Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 18 October 2019 – 30 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Pedro Nuno Santos |
| Succeeded by | Ana Catarina Mendes |
| Deputy Mayor of Lisbon | |
| In office 8 April 2015 – 18 February 2019 | |
| Mayor | Fernando Medina |
| Preceded by | Fernando Medina |
| Succeeded by | João Paulo Saraiva |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth | |
| In office 20 July 2008 – 18 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Nuno Santos |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Delgado Alves |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 20 June 2011 – 23 October 2015 | |
| Constituency | Setúbal |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 20 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro (1979-02-23) 23 February 1979 (age 45) |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro (born 23 February 1979) is a Portuguese economist and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a Minister of the Environment and Climate Action in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal of Prime Minister António Costa from 2022 to 2024.
Political career
From 2019 to 2022, Cordeiro served as State Secretary of Parliamentary Affairs. In the negotiations to form a coalition government unter Costa following the 2019 elections, he was part of his party’s delegation.
In September 2022, Cordeiro put a capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW) on offer for Portugal’s debut offshore wind power auction in 2023, doubling the government’s original target at the start of the year. Under his leadership, the government invested 3 billion euros ($2.91 billion) in its electricity and natural gas systems in 2023 to lower energy prices paid by companies. In 2023, he announced plans to launch a pioneering auction for rights to sell hydrogen for injection into the national gas grid.
Personal life
Cordeiro is married to Susana Ramos, a public servant.
References
- "Novidades e mudanças de pasta. Conheça os nomes de todos os ministros do novo Governo". TSF Rádio Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves (15 October 2019), Portugal's new cabinet list approved; Centeno keeps finance job Reuters.
- Sergio Goncalves (21 September 2022), Portugal ups debut offshore wind auction target to 10 GW Reuters.
- Sergio Goncalves (12 October 2022), Portugal to inject 3 bln euros into energy systems to lower prices Reuters.
- Sergio Goncalves and Charlie Devereux (27 March 2023), Portugal to launch Europe's first auction for piped hydrogen Reuters.
- Ivo Oliveira (28 March 2019), Family affair rocks Portuguese government Politico Europe.
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