Teresa Caeiro
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Teresa Caeiro | |
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| Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 25 October 2019 | |
| President | Jaime Gama Assunção Esteves Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 10 March 2005 – 25 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Leiria (2005–2009) Lisbon (2009–2015) Faro (2015–2019) |
| In office 4 April 2002 – 12 September 2003 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Secretary of State for Arts and Performances | |
| In office 17 July 2004 – 10 March 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Secretary of State for Social Security | |
| In office 12 September 2003 – 17 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | José Durão Barroso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teresa Margarida de Figueiredo de Vasconcelos Caeiro 14 February 1969 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 14 August 2025 (aged 56) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Party | CDS – People's Party (1997–2025) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (great-uncle) |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Translator • Politician |
| Awards | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2009) |
Teresa Margarida de Figueiredo de Vasconcelos Caeiro (14 February 1969 – 14 August 2025) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.
Teresa Margarida de Figueiredo de Vasconcelos Caeiro was born in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on 14 February 1969. She was the daughter and granddaughter of naval officers, her father being a rear admiral and his father an admiral. His uncle Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos was a Portuguese surrealist poet and painter. As a child she lived in several countries, including Cape Verde and Belgium, where she lived between the ages of 9 and 19, following her father in his work. She graduated in law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and did an internship at a legal company between 1993 and 1995. Then she worked as a freelance translator at the Court of Justice of the European Union and at the European General Court from 1996 to 1999. Between 1998 and 1999, she was also a lawyer at Portugália Airlines.[1][2][3]
