President of AAFDL - Academic Association of the Faculty of Law of Lisbon; Secretary of State for Culture (1990-1994); President of Sporting Clube de Portugal (1995); Mayor of “Figueira da Foz” (1998-2001) and (2021-present); Mayor of Lisbon (2002-2004 and 2005); Prime Minister (2004-2005)

Bachelor's degree in Business Management from the University of Greenwich; Mayor of Porto since 2013; Political Commentator; Author; Member of the Senate of the University of Porto; Ex-Director of TCL and Transinsular Transportes Marítimos, S.A.