Maria Barroso

Maria Barroso
Barroso in 2013
First Lady of Portugal
In role
9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996
PresidentMário Soares
Preceded byManuela Ramalho Eanes
Succeeded byMaria José Ritta
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Elections: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983[1]
In office
3 June 1976 – 13 November 1980
In office
31 May 1983 – 4 November 1985
Personal details
Born
Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso

(1925-05-02)2 May 1925
Fuseta, First Portuguese Republic
Died7 July 2015(2015-07-07) (aged 90)
São Domingos de Benfica, Portugal
Resting placePrazeres Cemetery, Lisbon
Political partySocialist Party
SpouseMário Soares (1949–2015)
ChildrenJoão Barroso Soares
Isabel Barroso Soares
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationPolitician
Actress
ProfessionTeacher

Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares, GCL (Fuseta, 2 May 1925 – Lisbon, 7 July 2015) was a Portuguese actress, teacher and political and social activist, having been one of the founders of the Socialist Party (PS), in Germany, in 1973.[2] As the wife of the 17th President of Portugal, Mário Soares, she was the first-lady of the country between 1986 and 1996.

  1. ^ Portuguese National Assembly
  2. ^ "Maria Barroso, a atriz, ativista e companheira de vida de Mário Soares". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

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