Teresa Patrício de Gouveia

Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia, GOIH GCIH GCC GCOH KMM (born on 18 July 1946), commonly known as Teresa Patrício de Gouveia, is a Portuguese cultural manager, public servant and retired politician.

Teresa Patrício de Gouveia

GOIH GCIH GCC GCOH KMM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities
In office
9 October 2003 – 17 July 2004
PresidentJorge Sampaio
Prime MinisterDurão Barroso
Preceded byAntónio Martins da Cruz
Succeeded byAntónio Monteiro
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
In office
11 June 1993 – 28 October 1995
PresidentMário Soares
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byCarlos Borrego
Succeeded byElisa Ferreira
Personal details
Born
Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia

(1946-07-18) 18 July 1946
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Alexandre O'Neill (1971–1981)
ChildrenOne son
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPublic servant

Background

Gouveia is a daughter of Afonso Patrício de Gouveia (Guarda, Sé, 18 July 1915 -) and wife Maria Madalena d'Orey Ferreira Pinto Basto (Lisbon, 19 August 1925 -), from a Family of the high Bourgeoisie and some Nobility and of more or less distant English, German, French and Italian descent. One of her brothers, António, died in Camarate air crash along with the then Prime Minister, Francisco Sá Carneiro, and the Minister of Defense, Adelino Amaro da Costa.

Career

Gouveia is a licentiate in history from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon.

Gouveia became a member of the European Council, Secretary of State for Culture and Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the XIth Constitutional Government, Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2003–2004) and President of the Serralves Foundation.

Other activities

Political positions

In February 2020, Gouveia joined around fifty former European prime ministers and foreign ministers in signing an open letter published by British newspaper The Guardian to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, saying it would create an apartheid-like situation in occupied Palestinian territory.[2]

Decorations

Gouveia was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry.

Marriage and child

Gouveia married in Lisbon on 4 August 1971 and divorced on 20 February 1981 Writer and Poet Alexandre O'Neill. The couple had a son:[3][4]

  • Afonso de Gouveia O'Neill (28 May 1976 –)

References
  1. New governance at ECFR European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), press release of January 28, 2020.
  2. Grave concern about US plan to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict The Guardian, February 27, 2020.
  3. Raízes e Memórias, Associação Portuguesa de Genealogia, Lisboa
  4. História da Família Ferreira Pinto Basto, Carlos Lourenço do Carmo da Camara Bobone, Livraria Bizantina, 1.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1997, pg. 403


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