Anibal Cavaco Silva
Anibal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL, was the 19th President of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously Prime Minister of Portugal from 6 November 1985 to 28 October 1995. His tenure of ten years was the longest of any prime minister since Salazar, and he was the first Portuguese prime minister to win an absolute parliamentary majority under the current constitutional system. He is best known for leading Portugal into the...
NationalityPortuguese
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth15 July 1939
CountryPortugal
After the accession to the euro zone, interest rates declined substantially in Portugal.
Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro.
A president from a partner nation should not make comments on Italian politics.
The savings rate in Italy is high, but the markets do not trust Italy even though it's the third largest economy in the European Union and the eighth in the world.
I was a brilliant student. I always try to be the best.
It is important to show our European partners that Portugal is a governable country,
Don't expect ambiguities, hesitations or palace intrigues from me.