Pedro Siza Vieira
Pedro Siza Vieira (born 14 July 1964)[3] is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister since 21 October 2017[2] and Minister of Economy since 15 October 2018 in the government of Prime Minister António Costa.[4][1]
Pedro Siza Vieira | |
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![]() Pedro Siza Vieira in June 2018 | |
Minister of Economy and Digital Transition | |
In office 15 October 2018 – 30 March 2022 | |
Prime Minister | António Costa |
Preceded by | Manuel Caldeira Cabral[1] |
Succeeded by | António Costa Silva |
Deputy Prime Minister | |
In office 21 October 2017 – 30 March 2022 | |
Prime Minister | António Costa |
Preceded by | Eduardo Cabrita[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 July 1964 |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Early life and education
Siza Vieira has a law degree from the University of Lisbon.[3]
Career
Siza Vieira joined the government in 2017 from the law firm Linklaters.[4] As a lawyer, he was a partner at Morais Leitão, J. Galvão Teles e Associados and a partner at Linklaters between 2002 and 2017, and as served as the Managing Partner of the firm's Lisbon office between 2006 and 2016.[5]
As minister, Siza Vieira notably launched a 1.3 billion-euro ($1.5 billion) fund in 2021 to strengthen the capital of small and medium-sized companies hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, mainly in the tourism and retail sectors.[6]
References
- Bugge, Axel (14 October 2018). "Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Eduardo Cabrita será o novo ministro da Administração Interna". Dinheiro Vivo (in Portuguese). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Pedro Siza Vieira". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.
- Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and of Economy: Pedro Siza Vieira Government of Portugal.
- Sergio Goncalves (July 21, 2021), Portugal to launch $1.5 bln fund for pandemic-hit firms by October Reuters.