Pedro Siza Vieira

Pedro Siza Vieira
Pedro Siza Vieira
Minister of Economy and Digital Transition
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 October 2018
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Manuel Caldeira Cabral
Deputy Minister
	In office; 21 October 2017 – present
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Eduardo Cabrita
Personal details
Born	14 July 1964 (age 57)
Alma mater	University of Lisbon

Pedro Siza Vieira (born 14 July 1964)^[3] is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as Deputy Minister since 21 October 2017^[2] and Minister of Economy since 15 October 2018 in the government of Prime Minister António Costa.^[4]^[1]

Early life and education[]

Siza Vieira has a law degree from the University of Lisbon.^[3]

Career[]

Siza Vieira joined the government in 2017 from the law firm Linklaters.^[4] As a lawyer, he was a partner at Morais Leitão, J. Galvão Teles e Associados and a partner at Linklaters between 2002 and 2017, and as served as the Managing Partner of the firm's Lisbon office between 2006 and 2016.^[5]

As minister, Siza Vieira notably launched a 1.3 billion-euro ($1.5 billion) fund in 2021 to strengthen the capital of small and medium-sized companies hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, mainly in the tourism and retail sectors.^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Bugge, Axel (14 October 2018). "Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Eduardo Cabrita será o novo ministro da Administração Interna". Dinheiro Vivo (in Portuguese). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Pedro Siza Vieira". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.
^ Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and of Economy: Pedro Siza Vieira Government of Portugal.
^ Sergio Goncalves (July 21, 2021), Portugal to launch $1.5 bln fund for pandemic-hit firms by October Reuters.

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[reuters2018-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Bugge, Axel (14 October 2018). "Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[dinheiro2017-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Eduardo Cabrita será o novo ministro da Administração Interna". Dinheiro Vivo (in Portuguese). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[govprofile-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Pedro Siza Vieira". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[reuters.com-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.

[5] Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and of Economy: Pedro Siza Vieira Government of Portugal.

[6] Sergio Goncalves (July 21, 2021), Portugal to launch $1.5 bln fund for pandemic-hit firms by October Reuters.

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Pedro Siza Vieira


Minister of Economy and Digital Transition
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 October 2018
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Manuel Caldeira Cabral^[1]
Deputy Minister
In office 21 October 2017 – present
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Eduardo Cabrita^[2]

Personal details
Born	(1964-07-14) 14 July 1964 (age 57)
Alma mater	University of Lisbon