Maria Barroso | |
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Barroso in 2013 | |
First Lady of Portugal | |
In role 9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996 | |
President | Mário Soares |
Preceded by | Manuela Ramalho Eanes |
Succeeded by | Maria 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 2 May 1925 Fuseta, First Portuguese Republic |
Died | 7 July 2015 São Domingos de Benfica, Portugal | (aged 90)
Resting place | Prazeres Cemetery, Lisbon |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Spouse | Mário Soares (1949–2015) |
Children | João Barroso Soares Isabel Barroso Soares |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Occupation | Politician Actress |
Profession | Teacher |
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.