Maria José Ritta
Maria José Rodrigues Ritta (born December 19, 1941 in Lisbon ) was the wife of the politician Jorge Sampaio from March 1996 to March 2006 Primeira-dama of Portugal.
Career
Ritta was born to José António Ritta and Maria José Rodrigues Xavier in Lisbon and grew up in Vila Real de Santo António , where her parents came from. In April 1974, after his divorce from his first wife, she married the lawyer Jorge Sampaio. The marriage had two children.
She was employed by the airline TAP from 1967 to 1996 , where she held a managerial position from 1969. With the election of her husband as president, she put her professional activity on hold.
Honors
- 1998: Orden de Isabel la Católica
- 2000: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III.
- 2000: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold
- 2000: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
- 2002: Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
- 2003: Order of the Marienland Cross, 1st class
- 2003: Grand Cross of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas
- 2003: Grand Cross of the Finnish Order of the White Rose
- May 8, 2003: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2004: Grand Cross of the Norwegian Order of Merit
- 2004: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- 2006: Order of the White Star, 1st class
- 2010: Grand Cross of the Military and Community Service Order of Adolph von Nassau
Web links
- Primeira Dama - Maria José Rodrigues Ritta in the Museu da Presidência da República (Portuguese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ritta, Maria José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rodrigues Ritta, Maria José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese wife of the politician Jorge Sampaio, Primeira-dama of Portugal from March 1996 to March 2006 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |