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Portuguese politician (born 1971)
Graça Maria da Fonseca Caetano Gonçalves (born 13 August 1971)
[6] is a Portuguese politician who served as
Minister of Culture in the government of
Prime Minister
António Costa since 15 October 2018
[update] .
[5]
[7] Fonseca graduated with a law degree from the
University of Lisbon , has a master's degree in economics from the
University of Coimbra , and obtained a PhD in sociology from
ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon . From 26 November 2015 to 15 October 2018,
[8] Fonseca served as Secretary of State Assistant and of Administrative Modernisation.
[9]
When she
came out publicly, in an interview to newspaper
Diário de Notícias in 2017,
[10] she was the first gay member of a government cabinet ever to disclose their sexual orientation in Portugal.
[11] Since taking office as Minister of Culture in 2018, she is the first openly gay Portuguese government minister.
[12]
In July 2020, when asked by a reporter about the pressure cultural workers were facing due to the
COVID-19 pandemic , instead of responding to the question, she said she had to leave for a late-afternoon drink, using an
anglicism that some critics considered insensitive.
[13] Her response was widely panned by the Portuguese press.
[14]
[15]
[16]
References
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a
b José Almeida, São (14 October 2018).
"Uma remodelação com peso político" .
Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018 .
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"Costa toma posse quinta-feira às 16h" .
Público (in Portuguese). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^
"Gonçalo Saraiva Matias - Secretário de Estado Adjunto e para a Modernização Administrativa (XX Governo Constitucional de Portugal)" . Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^ Dinis, Rita (16 October 2018).
"Remodelação no Governo. Há dez novos secretários de Estado, cinco permanecem no cargo" [Cabinet reshuffle. Ten new secretaries of State, five remain on their posts]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
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a
b
"Graça Fonseca – Minister of Culture" . portugal.gov.pt .
Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018 .
^
"Graça Fonseca" .
Socialist Party . Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^ Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018),
Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister
Reuters .
^
Decree of the President of the Republic no. 72-G/2018 (Decreto do Presidente da República 72-G/2018) (in Portuguese). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
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"Graça Fonseca – Secretary of State Assistant and of Administrative Modernisation" . portugal.gov.pt .
Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018 .
^ Câncio, Fernanda (22 August 2017).
" "Se calhar no PSD já ninguém liga muito a Passos Coelho" - Entrevista a Graça Fonseca, secretária de Estado da Modernização Administrativa" ["Perhaps in PSD no one cares about Passos Coelho any more" - Interview with Graça Fonseca, Secretary of State Assistant for Administrative Modernisation].
Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^ Sapage, Sonia (26 August 2017).
"O gesto histórico de Graça Fonseca que também foi incómodo" [The historic step by Graça Fonseca which was also a nuisance].
Público (Porto edition) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
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"New ministers for Defence, Culture, Health and Economy" . Algarve Daily News . 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018 .
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"Ministra recusa comentar apoios na cultura e convida jornalistas a beber um "drink" " . Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02 .
^ Tavares, João Miguel.
"Um "drink" de fim de tarde" . PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02 .
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" "Enquanto [a ministra] bebe drinks e fala de arte contemporânea, a União dá ajuda espontânea": as rimas de quem ajuda quem passa fome" . Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02 .
^ Lusa.
"JP pede demissão da ministra da Cultura que acusa de não ter "noção da realidade" " . PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-02 .