Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia (born 10 March 1973) is a Portuguese economist and politician Socialist Party (PS) who served as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister António Costa from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as Mayor of Lisbon from 2015, succeeding Costa,[1][2] to 2021.
Fernando Medina | |
|---|---|
 Fernando Medina in 2023. | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 30 March 2022 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | João Leão |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Miranda Sarmento |
| Mayor of Lisbon | |
| In office 6 April 2015 – 18 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | António Costa |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Moedas |
| Deputy Mayor of Lisbon | |
| In office 24 October 2013 – 6 April 2015 | |
| Mayor | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Manuel Salgado |
| Succeeded by | Duarte Cordeiro |
| Secretary of State Assistant for Industry and Development | |
| In office 31 October 2009 – 21 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | António Castro Guerra |
| Succeeded by | António Almeida Henriques |
| Secretary of State for Employment and Vocational Training | |
| In office 14 March 2005 – 26 October 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Luís Pais Antunes |
| Succeeded by | Valter Lemos |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| In office 20 June 2011 – 24 October 2013 | |
| Constituency | Viana do Castelo |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 31 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | Beja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia 10 March 1973 Porto, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Spouse | Stéphanie Silva |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Porto |
Early life and education
editMedina was born in Porto to Edgar Marciel Almeida Correia and Maria Helena Guimarães Medina. He has a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto. He also holds a master's degree in Economic Sociology from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão.[1]
Political career
editEarly beginnings
editDuring his time at university, Medina was the President of the Faculty's Students' Union and then the President of the Students' Unions' Federation of Porto.
From 2000 to 2002, Medina served as adviser to Prime Minister António Guterres, first on education and science and later on economic policy.
Following the 2005 national elections, incoming Prime Minister José Sócrates appointed Medina as Secretary of State for Employment and Professional Training, serving under Minister of Labor José António Vieira da Silva.
Mayor of Lisbon, 2015–2021
editIn June 2021, Medina faced calls for his resignation as a result of his government's decision of January 2021 to share the personal information of at least three Lisbon-based Russian dissidents with Russian authorities.[3] In response, he ruled out stepping down and instead apologized for what he initially described as a "bureaucratic error".[4] Afterwards, municipal authorities admitted that since 2011 Lisbon’s city hall had regularly disclosed the personal information of human rights activists, including "names, identification numbers, home addresses and telephone numbers", with several repressive regimes, including Angola, China and Venezuela. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa described the situation as "deeply regrettable" and declared that everyone deserved to have their fundamental rights respected in a democratic country.[5]
Medina lost his re-election bid in the 2021 local elections, and was succeeded as Mayor by Carlos Moedas.[6]
As of May 2023, CNN discovered that Medina had, as Mayor of Lisbon, offered positions to rival PSD party. As part of the Tutti Frutti scandal, Medina’s use of influence caused complications to the 2022-2023 Portuguese political crisis, known by numerous cases of corruption within the PS reign.
Minister of Finance, 2022–2024
editAfter the Socialist Party's absolute majority victory in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, he was sworn in as a member of parliament, and two days later, on March 30, 2022, was appointed Minister of Finance of the XXIII Constitutional Government.[7] His first proposal for the government's 2023 budget, which aimed to further slash the deficit to 0.9% of GDP, was approved by parliament in November 2022.[8]
Other activities
edit- European Union organizations
- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2022–2024)[9]
- International organizations
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2022–2024)[10]
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2022–2024)[11]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IAB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2022–2024)[12]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2022–2024)[13]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2022–2024)[14]
Personal life
editMedina is married with two sons and a daughter. He plays the piano.[15]
Electoral history
editLisbon City Council election, 2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Fernando Medina | 106,036 | 42.0 | 8 | –3 | |
| CDS–PP/MPT/PPM | Assunção Cristas | 51,984 | 20.6 | 4 | +3 | |
| PSD | Teresa Leal Coelho | 28,336 | 11.2 | 2 | –1 | |
| CDU | João Ferreira | 24,110 | 9.6 | 2 | ±0 | |
| BE | Ricardo Robles | 18,025 | 7.1 | 1 | +1 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real | 7,658 | 3.0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 5,833 | 2.3 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 10,498 | 4.2 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 252,481 | 51.16 | 17 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2017[16] | ||||||
Lisbon City Council election, 2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD/CDS–PP/Alliance/MPT/PPM | Carlos Moedas | 83,185 | 34.3 | 7 | +1 | |
| PS/Livre | Fernando Medina | 80,907 | 33.3 | 7 | –1 | |
| CDU | João Ferreira | 25,550 | 10.5 | 2 | ±0 | |
| BE | Beatriz Gomes Dias | 15,057 | 6.2 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Chega | Nuno Graciano | 10,730 | 4.4 | 0 | new | |
| IL | Bruno Horta Soares | 10,213 | 4.2 | 0 | new | |
| PAN | Manuela Gonzaga | 6,625 | 2.7 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 3,031 | 1.3 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 7,445 | 3.1 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 242,743 | 50.99 | 17 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2021[17] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Avillez, Maria João. "Fernando Medina: quem é o novo presidente da Câmara de Lisboa". Observador. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ "Fernando Medina toma posse como presidente da Câmara de Lisboa a 6 de Abril" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ Aitor Hernández-Morales (June 10, 2021), Lisbon admits sharing Russian dissidents’ personal data with Moscow Politico Europe.
- ^ Catarina Demony and Andrei Khalip (June 10, 2021), Lisbon mayor apologises over exposure of pro-Navalny activists to Moscow Reuters.
- ^ "Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years". Politico. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Moreira, Cristiana Faria; Martins, Ruben (27 September 2021). "Carlos Moedas eleito presidente da Câmara de Lisboa. "Ganhámos contra tudo e contra todos!"". Público. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Fernando Medina é o novo ministro das Finanças". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ Sergio Goncalves (25 November 2022), Portugal's parliament passes 2023 budget bill on final reading Reuters.
- ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
- ^ Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Board of Governors Archived 2022-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).
- ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
- ^ Sergio Goncalves (23 March 2022), Portuguese PM picks former Lisbon mayor as new finance minister Reuters.
- ^ "Autárquicas 2017". SGMAI. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 1-B/2021" (PDF). Diário da República. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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