About Jose
José Manuel Durão Barroso was born on 23 March 1956 in Lisbon. He studied law at the University of Lisbon and later earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Geneva. He became politically active during university, joining the Workers' Communist Party before switching to the Social Democratic Party in 1980. He held various government positions including Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1987–1992), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1995), and was elected to the Assembly of the Republic.
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- Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
- President of the European Commission (2004–2014)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (1992–1995)
- Law professor
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