Rui Rio

Rui Rio, 2018

Rui Fernando da Silva Rio , GCIH (born August 6, 1957 in Porto ) is a Portuguese politician and former mayor of Porto (Presidente da Câmara Municipal). On January 13, 2018, he was elected President of the Partido Social Democrata (PSD) with 54% of the vote . In this position he acts as an opposition leader.

Rio studied economics at the German School in Porto (Colégio Alemão do Porto) and the University of Porto , where he was also president of the student association and member of the pedagogical council. From 1982 to 1984 he was deputy chairman of the National Political Commission of Social Democratic Youth (JSD). Since the late 1980s, he has worked in banking and consulting, including as Finance Director of Corporación Industrial del Norte, SA

In 2002, 2005 and 2009 he won the elections for mayor of the city of Porto.

PSD presidential election on January 13, 2018

Candidates	be right	%
Rui Rio	22.728	54.2
Pedro Santana Lopes	19.244	45.8
Blank ballot papers	447	1.1
Invalid ballot	236	0.6
Votes cast	42.655
↑ The valid votes ↑ The valid votes ↑ Official election result

Awards

Order of the Infante Dom Henrique , Grand Cross
Hungarian Order of Merit , Grand Cross
Order of the White Star 1st class
Norwegian Order of Merit , Grand Cross
Order of Gregorius , Grand Cross
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland , Commander in Chief

Web links

Commons : Rui Rio - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Rui Rio BREVE BIOGRAFIA. Partido Social Democrata, 2018, accessed September 7, 2019 (Portuguese).

personal data
SURNAME	Rio, Rui
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Silva Rio, Rui Fernando da (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese economist and politician (PSD)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	postage

[2] The valid votes

[3] The valid votes

[4] Official election result

[1] Rui Rio BREVE BIOGRAFIA. Partido Social Democrata, 2018, accessed September 7, 2019 (Portuguese).