Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Portuguese politician (born 1939)

  • Fame58.9
  • Momentum1.7
  • Portugal rank#106
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Born 1939 · age 87Portugal

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  • Rank in Portugal
    #106
    Politicians
  • Age
    87
    Born 1939
  • Awards
    40
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-09

Portugal's longest-serving freely elected prime minister, he steered the country into the European Union and reshaped its economy before spending a decade as president.

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Born 15 July 1939, Aníbal Cavaco Silva trained as an economist before entering politics. He became prime minister in 1985 and held the office for ten years — the longest stretch since Salazar and a record for any democratically elected leader in Portugal's republican history. In that span he became the first prime minister to secure an absolute parliamentary majority under the post-1974 constitution, guided Portugal into the European Union, liberalized the economy, and upgraded infrastructure nationwide. He left office in 1995, then returned to power as president in 2006, serving two terms unt…

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