Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
Formation	1974
Founder	•  Francisco Sá Carneiro •  Francisco Pinto Balsemão •  Joaquim Magalhães Mota
Headquarters	Lisbon, Portugal
One of the two major parties in the Portugal. Like with many Portuguese parties, the name is confusing. It is in fact a liberal-conservative party.

The Social Democratic Party is the one of the two major parties in the Portugal. Like with many Portuguese parties, the name is confusing. It is in fact a liberal-conservative party. The PSD is frequently referred to as a party that is not ideology-based, but rather a power party (partido do poder) The leaders have a heavy Bilderberg habit.

History

The PSD was founded in 1974, two weeks after the Carnation Revolution and in 1976 adopted its current name. In 1979, the PSD allied with centre-right parties to form the Democratic Alliance and won that year's election. After the 1983 general election, the party formed a grand coalition with the Socialist Party, known as the Central Bloc, before winning the 1985 general election under new leader Aníbal Cavaco Silva, who shifted the party to the right. Cavaco Silva served as Prime Minister for ten years, instituting major economic liberalisation and winning two landslide victories. After he stepped down, the PSD lost the 1995 election. The party was returned to power under José Manuel Durão Barroso in 2002, but was defeated in the 2005 election. The party was able to return to power after the 2011 elections and four years later was able to win a plurality in the 2015 legislative election, winning 107 seats in the Assembly of the Republic in alliance with the CDS – People's Party, but being unable to form a minority government. The current leader, Rui Rio was elected on 13 January 2018.

Originally a social-democratic party, the PSD became the main centre-right, conservative party in Portugal. The PSD is a member of the European People's Party and the Centrist Democrat International. Until 1996, the PSD belonged to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and Liberal International. The party publishes the weekly Povo Livre (Free People) newspaper.

 

Party Members

Politician	Born	Died	Description
Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco	18 July 1957		Single Bilderberger Portuguese Defense minister. Potential leader of the Social Democrats, but failed to gain position.
Maria Luís Albuquerque	16 September 1967		Portuguese Minister of Finance 2013-15 who introduced "reform" program in agreement with big banks, including Morgan Stanley. Attended Bilderberg 2016. Joined Morgan Stanley board in 2022.
Joaquim do Amaral	13 April 1945		Portuguese politician who attended the 1999 Bilderberg. Party-supported candidate for President in 2001, losing to fellow Bilderberger Jorge Sampaio.
José Luis Arnaut	4 March 1963		Double Bilderberg Portuguese lawyer politician
Francisco Balsemão	1 September 1937		>30 Bilderbergs, Bilderberg Steering committee, Prime Minister of Portugal
José Manuel Barroso	23 March 1956		Bilderberg Steering committee, President of the European Commission
Leonor Beleza	23 November 1948		Portuguese politician who attended the 2007 Bilderberg as Chairwoman of the health sector Champalimaud Foundation.
António Borges	18 November 1949	25 August 2013	Portuguese economist and banker. Managing Director and International Adviser of Goldman Sachs. Attended Bilderberg/1997 and Bilderberg/2002
Teresa Patrício Gouveia	18 July 1946		Portuguese politician
António Nogueira Leite	3 March 1962		Portuguese economist
Manuela Ferreira Leite	3 December 1940		Attended the 2006 Bilderberg conference as non-executive administrator of the Portuguese Banco Santander Totta, and the 2009 Bilderberg as President of the Social Democratic Party (which despite its name it is a liberal-conservative party).
Pedro M. Santana Lopes	29 June 1956		Became Prime Minister of Portugal a month after attending the 2004 Bilderberg
Rui Machete	7 April 1940		Had a 20 year break between minister positions.
Rogério Martins	30 September 1928	2017	Portuguese industrial manager for Siemens and parliamentarian who attended the 1982 and 1983 Bilderberg meetings
Vasco Graça Moura	3 January 1942	27 April 2014	Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician
Carlos Pimenta	7 May 1955		Portuguese politician who became prominent in the 1980s in the field of environmentalism and attended Bilderberg/1991. Later became manager in several wind projects in Portugal.
João de Deus Pinheiro	11 July 1945		Portuguese politician who attended Bilderberg/1990 as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Later European Commissioner.
Francisco Lucas Pires	19 October 1944	22 May 1998	Portuguese pro-European Union politician who attended Bilderberg/1988
Paulo Rangel	18 February 1968		Portuguese politician who attended the 2010 Bilderberg as an MEP. Several times mooted as leader of the Social Democratic Party.
Rui Rio	6 August 1957		Portuguese politician
Nuno Morais Sarmento	31 January 1961		Attended the 2005 Bilderberg meeting as vice-president of the (liberal-conservative) Social Democratic Party.
Jorge Moreira da Silva	24 April 1971		Portuguese politician
Jose Socrates	6 September 1957		Portuguese PM responsible for austerity program after 2008
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa	12 December 1948
Miguel Veiga	30 June 1936	14 November 2016	Portugese lawyer and politician. He participated in the 1994 Bilderberg meeting.

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