Paulo Portas

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister, of Foreign Affairs

Paulo Portas holds a law degree from the Catholic University of Portugal. He co-founded O Independente.

He served as Minister of State and Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister from 2011 to 2015, and as Minister of State and National Defense from 2002 to 2005. He led the CDS party for 16 years, becoming one of the youngest and most long-serving party leaders. He was elected Federal Deputy for seven legislative terms.

He founded Vinciamo Consulting, a strategic consultancy with operations in Europe, the Gulf, Africa, and Latin America. He is a Professor of Geoeconomics and International Relations at Nova SBE. He also teaches in Madrid, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai.

He is Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP), a businessman and consultant, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Champalimaud Foundation. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Mota-Engil (since 2023) and a Member of the Académie du Royaume du Maroc (since 2023). He is the host of the television program Global. He is fluent (spoken and written) in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and Italian.