Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues

Who is Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues?

Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues is a Portuguese politician and economist.

He was Minister for Social Security, and later for Public Works in the governments of António Guterres.

In 2002, he was elected Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party, a position he retained for two years. He resigned on 9 July 2004, immediately after President Jorge Sampaio announced a decision not to hold early elections when former Prime Minister Durão Barroso stepped down from office in order to be appointed President of the European Commission. Shortly after, Rodrigues was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD.