- António Vitorino
António Vitorino (
Lisbon ,January 12 1957 ), pron. IPA2|ɐ̃'tɔniu vitu'ɾinu, is a Portuguese politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS).Career
Vitorino graduated in
law from theUniversity of Lisbon . Alawyer by training, he was first elected to Parliament in 1980. He was part of the Portuguese administration inMacau , returning in1989 to become a judge of the Constitutional Court.In
1995 , he became minister for defence and deputy prime minister in the first government ofAntónio Guterres . He resigned in1997 for being suspected oftax evasion . After being cleared of the charges, he was appointedEuropean Commission er for justice and home affairs.In 2004, Vitorino refused to run for leader of the Socialist Party after the resignation of
Ferro Rodrigues , despite being overwhelmingly the favourite candidate.Fact|date=February 2007José Sócrates become the new leader of the party instead of Vitorino.In addition to his ongoing role as commentator for
RTP 1 's programme "Notas Soltas" hosted by television journalistJudite de Sousa , Vitorino is also a lawyer.Personal life
Vitorino is married, enjoys international travel and
strategy computer games .
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