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Jorge Sampaio

Politician

Jorge Sampaio is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio · Jorge Sampaio · Jorje Sampayyu · Sampayyu Jorje · Ζορζέ Σαμπάιου · 10 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jorge Fernando Blanco de Sampaio · Jorge Fernando Branco Sampaio · Jorge de Sampaio · Žoržė Sampajo · Бранку де Сампайю, Жорже Фернанду · 18 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Sampaio · ジョルジ・サンパイオ · 桑帕約 · 桑帕约 · 若热·桑帕约 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1939-09-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Lisbon				[sources]
Death date	2021-09-10				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Portugal				[sources]
First name	Jorge				[sources]
Last name	Sampaio				[sources]
Political association	Socialist Party				[sources]
Website	jorgesampaio.pt				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q156780				[sources]
Position	General Secretary of the Socialist Party (Portugal) (1989-1992) · Mayor of Lisbon (1990-1995) · President of Portugal (1996-2006) · member of the Assembly of the Republic				[sources]
Education	University of Lisbon				[sources]
Religion	atheism				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2026-01-15

Descriptions

President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-15

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Maria José Ritta Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Assembly of the Republic	-	-

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