Maria Cavaco Silva

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Alves, the second or paternal family name is da Silva, and, for married women, the optional marital name is Cavaco Silva.
Maria Cavaco Silva
GCIH
Cavaco Silva in 2014
First Lady of Portugal
In role
9 March 2006 – 9 March 2016
PresidentAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byMaria José Ritta
Succeeded byMargarida Maldonado Freitas (2026)
Personal details
Born (1938-03-19) 19 March 1938
São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves, Algarve, Portugal
Spouse
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(m. 1963)​
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Signature
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Maria Alves da Silva Cavaco Silva GCIH (born 19 March 1938) is the wife of Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the 19th President of the Portuguese Republic and, as such, was the First Lady of Portugal from 2006 until 2016.

A professor of Portuguese Language and Culture, she has been dedicating her attention to education and culture issues, but also to social solidarity and cohesion.

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