16 Notable alumni of
University Institute of Lisbon
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University Institute of Lisbon is 2557th in the world, 816th in Europe, and 7th in Portugal by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from University Institute of Lisbon sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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José Sócrates
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa GCIH, commonly known as José Sócrates ( European Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɔkɾɐtɨʃ]), is a Portuguese politician who was the prime minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. For the second half of 2007, he acted as president-in-office of the Council of the European Union.
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Joacine Katar Moreira
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- 1982-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joacine Elysees Katar Tavares Moreira is a Bissau-Guinean-born Portuguese academic, activist and politician.
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Mariana Vieira da Silva
- Occupations
- sociologistpolitician
- Biography
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Mariana Guimarães Vieira da Silva is a Portuguese sociologist and politician who served as Minister of the Presidency in António Costa's XXIII Constitutional Government, effectively in second in the government.
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António José Seguro
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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António José Martins Seguro is a Portuguese politician for the Socialist Party (PS) who is the president-elect of Portugal after winning the 2026 Portuguese presidential election. Seguro previously served as secretary-general of the PS from 2011 until September 2014, during which time he was also the leader of the opposition in the Portuguese parliament.
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Capicua
- Occupations
- writersongwriterrappersinger
- Biography
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Ana Matos Fernandes, better known by the stage name Capicua, is a Portuguese rapper from Porto.
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Graça Fonseca
- Enrolled in University Institute of Lisbon
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- politiciansociologist
- Biography
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Graça Maria da Fonseca Caetano Gonçalves is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister António Costa since 15 October 2018.
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Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues
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- sociologistpolitician
- Biography
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Maria de Lurdes Reis Rodrigues is a Portuguese Professor of Sociology and former politician, associate professor (with Habilitation) and rector of ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, where she has taught since 1986.
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Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 61)
- Enrolled in University Institute of Lisbon
- In 2009 graduated with doctorate in African studies
- Occupations
- writeressayistuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Gabriel Sérgio Mithá Ribeiro is a Mozambican-born Portuguese professor, historian, author, journalist and politician.
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Helena Carreiras
- Enrolled in University Institute of Lisbon
- In 1985 graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Maria Helena Chaves Carreiras is a Portuguese sociologist who has specialized in issues relating to the military, particularly gender aspects. From 2019 she was director of Portugal's National Defence Institute (IDN) and in March 2022 she became Portugal's first female minister of national defence, being replaced in that position following the 2024 national election.
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Miguel Vale de Almeida
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- anthropologistjournalistpoliticianwriter
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Miguel Vale de Almeida is a Portuguese anthropologist, LGBTQ activist, and professor at the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE) in Lisbon. He is the current editor-in-chief of the journal Etnográfica and member of CEAS-ISCTE and APA. He was Visiting Professor (Tinker Fellowship) Dept of Anthropology and Latin American Studies’ Center, University of Chicago in the spring of 2006. As an LGBT activist, he is known in Portugal for participating in LGBT rights events, including several appearances on LGBT debates in television.
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Duarte Cordeiro
- Enrolled in University Institute of Lisbon
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro is a Portuguese economist and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a Minister of the Environment and Climate Action in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal of Prime Minister António Costa from 2022 to 2024.
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Manuel Carvalho da Silva
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- writersociologistpoliticiantrade unionist
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Manuel Carvalho da Silva is a Portuguese sociologist, research professor and former Secretary-General of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP–IN).
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Pedro Adão e Silva
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pedro Adão e Silva Cardoso Pereira is a Portuguese sociologist, academic and politician. He was the Minister of Culture in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal.
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Gustavo Cardoso
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- teachersociologist
- Biography
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Gustavo Cardoso is Full Professor of Communication Sciences at ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute, Portugal and a member of the Innovation Lab Annenberg School of Communication and World Internet Project both based at the University of Southern California. He was also a visiting professor at the IN3 in Barcelona and Directeur d'Études Associes at FMSH Paris. Currently he directs the Doctoral Program in Communication Sciences at ISCTE-IUL and the Postdegree in Journalism in the same institution. He is also member of the Board of OberCom and editor-in-chief of OBS Journal. His reflection analysis on politics, economics and Portuguese culture include "O Poder de Mudar" (Tinta da China, 2014) and "Inovar Portugal: 20 ideas para 2020" (Campo das letras, 2005). His research in the communication studies include "The Media in the Network Society" (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Portugal; FGV in Brazil, and UOC Press in Spain) and the edited volumes "Network Society: From Knowledge to Policy "(Johns Hopkins University, 2006)," World Wide Internet: Changing Societies, Economies and Culture 's (University of Macau Press, 2010.) "Aftermath" (Oxford University Press 2012 ), "A Sociedade dos Ecrãs" (Tinta da China, 2013), "Piracy Cultures" (IJOC, 2014), "O livro, o leitor e a leitura digital" (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2015) and "A Sociedade em Rede em Portugal: uma década de transição" (Almedina, 2015). Since 2013 he is a member of the research network "The Crisis of Europe", hosted by the College d'Études Mondiales, on the political, cultural and economic changes underway in European societies and in the European Union. Regular columnist in the Portuguese newspaper Público he also comments weekly in the News Channel TVI24 on emerging issues in the current political, economic and cultural dimensions.
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Catarina Marcelino
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- anthropologistpolitician
- Biography
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Catarina Marcelino is a Portuguese anthropologist and politician. She served as Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality in the 21st Portuguese Constitutional Government between 2015 and 2017 and was a deputy in the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 2009 to 2020, when she left in order to fill the position of vice-president of the Instituto da Segurança Social (Institute of Social Security - ISS).
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Suzana Sousa
- Occupations
- exhibition curator
- Biography
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Suzana Sousa is an Angolan independent curator, producer, cultural manager, and researcher. She was Director of the Exchange Office of the Ministry of Culture of Angola. She has curated exhibitions at the Jewish Museum in New York, the Natural History Museum in Luanda, the Berardo Museum in Lisbon, the Almeida Garrett Municipal Gallery in Porto, and the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.
