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José Sócrates

Prime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011
Person human Q182367

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
September 6, 1957
Place of birth
Alijó, Vilar de Maçada[4]
Country of citizenship
Portugal[5]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Prime Minister of Portugal, President-in-Office of the European Council, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Social Infrastructure, General Secretary of the Socialist Party (Portugal), member of the Assembly of the Republic, member of the Assembly of the Republic, member of the Assembly of the Republic, member of the Assembly of the Republic, member of the Assembly of the Republic[6]
Educated at
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Lusíada University, Polytechnic University of Lisbon, Independente University, ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute[7][8][9][10][11]
Member of political party
Socialist Party[21]
Award received
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Order of the White Star, 1st Class, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan, Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese[27]
Family name
Sousa, Pinto, Carvalho[22][23][24]
Given name
José, Sócrates[25][26]
Legal counsel
João Araújo[29]
Name in native language
José Sócrates[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa en José Sócrates en Jose Socrates en Jose Socrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa ar جوزيه سوكراتيس ar خوسيه سوكراتيس ar خوزيه سوكراتس ar جوزيه سوكراتس cs José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa cs Jose Socrates da Jose Socrates da José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa de Pinto de Sousa de Jose Socrates de José Sócrates Pinto de Sousa de Jose Socrates Pinto de Sousa de José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa de Jose Socrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa el Ζοζέ Σόκρατες el Jose Socrates
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000114785097
VIAF cluster ID
100038491
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2008021370, n2016000532
GND ID
140237143
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Josesocrates09082006.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
162636797
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
socrates-jose
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jose-Socrates
FAST ID
1929177
Film.ru person ID
jose-socrates
France 24 topic ID (French)
josé-socrates
Freebase ID
/m/03_0ty
Show all 38 identifiers +26
GTAA ID
223294
Goodreads author ID
7326740
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
jose-socrates-carvalho-pinto-de-sousa
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0279923
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
José_Sócrates_Carvalho_Pinto_de_Sousa, José_Sócrates
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
5992750
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
70675
IMDb ID
nm1918411
IdRef ID
155908227
JRC Names ID
92949
LibraryThing author ID
scratesjos
Member of the Portuguese parliament ID
285
Munzinger person ID
00000025069
NLP ID
a0000002992531
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810582584605606
National Library of Portugal ID
912333
Notable Names Database ID
718/000111385
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
4351025
OpenSanctions ID
José Sócrates
Our Campaigns candidate ID
72149
Parlement.com ID
vi1x2t34s3yu
Personality Database profile ID
301875
Prabook ID
1427705
Vikidia article ID
fr:José_Sócrates
WikiKids ID
José_Sócrates
Yale LUX ID
person/b77be0fd-2677-4056-aff8-382adf12d15a

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 4
ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute, Polytechnic University of Lisbon, Lusíada University, Independente University
Family name 3
Pinto, Carvalho, Sousa
Heads of government of 2
XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal, XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Participated in 2
2010 Lisbon summit, 2009 Strasbourg–Kehl summit
Country of citizenship 1
Portugal
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Portuguese
Member of political party 1
Socialist Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
José Sócrates
Place of birth 1
Alijó
Position held 1
Prime Minister of Portugal
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Sócrates
← OpenSanctions ID 1
José Sócrates
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Summary

José Sócrates was born on September 6, 1957[1], in Alijó[2]. He has worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Where was José Sócrates born?

José Sócrates's place of birth was Alijó[2].

What did José Sócrates do for work?

José Sócrates worked as a politician[3].

Where did José Sócrates go to school?

José Sócrates was educated at Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra[7], Lusíada University[8], Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon[9], and Independente University[10].

What awards did José Sócrates receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry[12], Order of the White Star, 1st Class[13], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[14], and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan[15].

Related Entities

Independente University ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute José Sócrates Lusíada University Portugal Sócrates

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . observador.pt. Retrieved . observador.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → José_Sócrates_Carvalho_Pinto_de_Sousa, José_Sócrates
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  2. 28d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Alijó, Vilar de Maçada
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    Library of Congress authority ID → nb2008021370, n2016000532
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  4. 9w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → José, Sócrates
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  6. 24w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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