Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento | |
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![]() Miranda Sarmento in 2023 | |
Minister of State and of Finance | |
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Assumed office 2 April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Luís Montenegro |
Preceded by | Fernando Medina |
President of the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 13 July 2022 – 1 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Paulo Mota Pinto |
Succeeded by | Hugo Soares |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 29 March 2022 – 2 April 2024 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
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Born | Joaquim José Miranda Sarmento (1978-08-07) 7 August 1978 (age 46) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse | Alexandra Sarmento |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
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Joaquim José Miranda Sarmento (born 7 August 1978) is a Portuguese university professor, economist and politician. He has been Minister of Finance since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.[1]
He served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic and president of the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group. He was president of the National Strategic Council under Rui Rio and coordinated Luís Montenegro's strategy motion in his candidacy for leadership of the Social Democratic Party in 2022.[2][3]
He was a former economic advisor to the former President of the Portuguese Republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, he was a consultant at UTAO (Technical Budget Support Unit) and worked for around ten years at the Ministry of Finance.[4][5]
In 2022, he was elected president of the PSD Parliamentary Group in the 15th Legislature.[6][7] In 2024, he would be named Minister of State and of Finance in Luís Montenegro's government.[8]
References
- ^ "Miranda Sarmento, o novo ministro das Finanças: 'afilhado' de Cavaco Silva, Centeno de Rio, zelador do cofre de Montenegro". Expresso (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Miranda Sarmento será candidato a deputado e remete futuro para escolhas de Montenegro". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Rodrigues, Sofia (13 July 2022). "Miranda Sarmento eleito líder parlamentar do PSD com 59,74%. Rio não votou". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Antunes, Miguel Viterbo Dias, Rui Pedro. "Miranda Sarmento garantiu aos deputados do PSD que não vai para o Parlamento Europeu". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Joaquim Miranda Sarmento | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "RegInteresses_v5". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Conclaves, Sergio; Demony, Catarina (28 March 2024). "Economist Miranda Sarmento named Portugal's new finance minister". Reuters. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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Preceded by Paulo Mota Pinto | Parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Party 2022–2024 | Succeeded by Hugo Soares |
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Preceded by | Minister of Finance 2024–present | Incumbent |
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