Manuel Alegre

Manuel Alegre
Manuel Alegre in 2017
Honorary President of the Socialist Party
Assumed office
7 January 2024
Secretary-GeneralPedro Nuno Santos
José Luís Carneiro
Preceded byAntónio Arnaut
Member of the Council of State
In office
22 June 2022 – 19 June 2024
Appointed byAssembly of the Republic
PresidentMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
In office
15 July 2005 – 22 October 2015
Appointed byAssembly of the Republic
PresidentJorge Sampaio
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
In office
29 April 1996 – 6 June 2002
Appointed byAssembly of the Republic
PresidentJorge Sampaio
Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
27 October 1995 – 14 October 2009
PresidentAntónio Almeida Santos
João Bosco Mota Amaral
Jaime Gama
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
5 April 2002 – 14 October 2009
ConstituencyLisbon
In office
2 June 1975 – 4 April 2002
ConstituencyCoimbra
Personal details
BornManuel Alegre de Melo Duarte
(1936-05-12) 12 May 1936
PartySocialist Party
Children3
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Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte GCL GCSE GCCa (born 12 May 1936) is a Portuguese poet and politician. He was a candidate to the presidency of the Portuguese Republic in 2006 and 2011, finishing in second place in both elections. For his literary work, he was awarded the Camões Prize in 2017.