Background
Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho was born in Coimbra, Portugal, in 24 July 1964. He is now married to Laura Ferreira and has three daughters.
Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho was born in Coimbra, Portugal, in 24 July 1964. He is now married to Laura Ferreira and has three daughters.
Passos Coelho moved to Africa at five years of age, and studied in basic schools of the cities of Silva Porto and later Luanda, in the former Portuguese territory of Angola, until the age of 10. Coelho studied in a nun-run Catholic school, then in the public school, and again in another Catholic school run by the Maristas.
Passos Coelho started very early in politics, becoming the national leader of the youth branch of the PSD. A business manager by trade, he has led the 19th Constitutional Government of Portugal as head of government since 21 June 2011.