# Secretary-General of the Socialist Party (Portugal)

The Secretary-General of the Socialist Party is the highest position within the portuguese Socialist Party. The current holder of the position is Pedro Nuno Santos, who was elected for the position on 7 January 2024, following his victory on the 16 December 2023 leadership election.
The post of Secretary-general was created in 1973, after the party's foundation in Bad Münstereifel. It's first holder was Mário Soares, who held several important offices such as Prime Minister from 1976 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1985, and President of the Republic, from 1986 to 1996.
To this day, four Secretaries-general of the Socialist Party have become Prime Minister of Portugal: Mário Soares in 1976 and 1983, António Guterres in 1995, José Sócrates in 2005 and António Costa in 2015.

## List of Secretaries-general of the Socialist Party

| # | Name | Constituency | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Marcelo Caetano (1968–1974) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Adelino da Palma Carlos (1974) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Vasco Gonçalves (1974–1975) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | José Pinheiro de Azevedo (1975–1976) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | himself (1976–1978) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Alfredo Nobre da Costa (1978) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Carlos Mota Pinto (1978–1979) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1979–1980) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Francisco Sá Carneiro (1980) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1980–1981) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981–1983) |
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) | Lisbon | 19 April 1973 | 13 June 1985 | himself (1983–1985) |
| – | António de Almeida Santos (interim) (1926–2016) | Guarda (1976–1980) Porto (1980–1995) Lisbon (1995–2002) Coimbra (2002–2005) | 19 June 1985 | 13 November 1985 | Mário Soares (1985) |
| – | António de Almeida Santos (interim) (1926–2016) | Guarda (1976–1980) Porto (1980–1995) Lisbon (1995–2002) Coimbra (2002–2005) | 19 June 1985 | 13 November 1985 | Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1985–1995) |
| – | António Macedo (interim) (1906–1989) | Porto | 13 November 1985 | 29 June 1986 | Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1985–1995) |
| 2 | Vítor Constâncio (b. 1943) | Lisbon | 29 June 1986 | 16 January 1989 | Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1985–1995) |
| 3 | Jorge Sampaio (1939–2021) | Lisbon (1976–1987) Santarém (1987–1991) Lisbon (1991–1992) | 16 January 1989 | 23 February 1992 | Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1985–1995) |
| 4 | António Guterres (b. 1949) | Castelo Branco | 23 February 1992 | 19 January 2002 | Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1985–1995) |
| 4 | António Guterres (b. 1949) | Castelo Branco | 23 February 1992 | 19 January 2002 | himself (1995–2002) |
| 5 | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (b. 1949) | Lisbon (1985–1987) Aveiro (1987–1991) Lisbon (1991–1999) Leiria (1999–2002) Lisbon (2002–2022) | 19 January 2002 | 27 September 2004 | António Guterres (2002) |
| 5 | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (b. 1949) | Lisbon (1985–1987) Aveiro (1987–1991) Lisbon (1991–1999) Leiria (1999–2002) Lisbon (2002–2022) | 19 January 2002 | 27 September 2004 | José Durão Barroso (2002–2004) |
| 5 | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (b. 1949) | Lisbon (1985–1987) Aveiro (1987–1991) Lisbon (1991–1999) Leiria (1999–2002) Lisbon (2002–2022) | 19 January 2002 | 27 September 2004 | Pedro Santana Lopes (2004–2005) |
| 6 | José Sócrates (b. 1957) | Castelo Branco | 27 September 2004 | 23 July 2011 | Pedro Santana Lopes (2004–2005) |
| 6 | José Sócrates (b. 1957) | Castelo Branco | 27 September 2004 | 23 July 2011 | himself (2005–2011) |
| 6 | José Sócrates (b. 1957) | Castelo Branco | 27 September 2004 | 23 July 2011 | Pedro Passos Coelho (2011–2015) |
| 7 | António José Seguro (b. 1962) | Lisbon (1985–1987) Porto (1991–1995) Guarda (1995–1999) Lisbon (2002–2005) Braga (2005–2014) | 23 July 2011 | 28 September 2014 | Pedro Passos Coelho (2011–2015) |
| – | Maria de Belém Roseira (interim) (b. 1949) | Porto (1999–2002) Aveiro (2002–2005) Lisbon (2005–2009) Aveiro (2009–2011) Lisbon (2011–2015) | 28 September 2014 | 22 November 2014 | Pedro Passos Coelho (2011–2015) |
| 8 | António Costa (b. 1961) | Lisbon (1991–2002) Leiria (2002–2005) Lisbon (2005–2024) | 22 November 2014 | 7 January 2024 | Pedro Passos Coelho (2011–2015) |
| 8 | António Costa (b. 1961) | Lisbon (1991–2002) Leiria (2002–2005) Lisbon (2005–2024) | 22 November 2014 | 7 January 2024 | himself (2015–2024) |
| 9 | Pedro Nuno Santos (b. 1977) | Aveiro | 7 January 2024 | present | António Costa (2024) |
| 9 | Pedro Nuno Santos (b. 1977) | Aveiro | 7 January 2024 | present | Luís Montenegro (2024–present) |

### By time in office

| Name | Time in office | Duration |
| Mário Soares | 1973–1985 | 12 years, 55 days |
| António Guterres | 1992–2002 | 9 years, 330 days |
| António Costa | 2014–2024 | 9 years, 46 days |
| José Sócrates | 2004–2011 | 6 years, 299 days |
| Jorge Sampaio | 1989–1992 | 3 years, 38 days |
| António José Seguro | 2011–2014 | 3 years, 67 days |
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | 2002–2004 | 2 years, 252 days |
| Vítor Constâncio | 1986–1989 | 2 years, 201 days |
| Pedro Nuno Santos | 2024–present | 1 year, 70 days (Incumbent) |
| António Macedo (interim) | 1985–1986 | 228 days |
| António de Almeida Santos (interim) | 1985 | 147 days |
| Maria de Belém Roseira (interim) | 2014 | 55 days |

## Deputy Secretary-general of the Socialist Party

The Deputy Secretary-general of the Socialist Party is a position created in 2012 to replace the Secretary-general as the representative of the party in the case where the Secretary-general held the office of Prime Minister of Portugal.
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Took office | Left office | Secretary-general |
| – | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 31 March 2012 | 5 December 2015 | António José Seguro |
| – | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 31 March 2012 | 5 December 2015 | António Costa |
| 1 | | Ana Catarina Mendes (b. 1973) | Setúbal | 5 December 2015 | 27 October 2019 | António Costa |
| 2 | | José Luís Carneiro (b. 1971) | Porto (2005–2022) Braga (2022–present) | 27 October 2019 | 9 April 2022 | António Costa |
| 3 | | João Torres (b. 1986) | Porto | 9 April 2022 | 13 January 2024 | António Costa |
| – | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 13 January 2024 | present | António Costa |
| – | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 13 January 2024 | present | Pedro Nuno Santos |