Passos Coelho
PortugalpoliticianMaleb. 19644.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Passos Coelho is a Portuguese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 2011 to 2015. He is known for implementing austerity measures and educational reforms during his time in office, including the introduction of evaluations for students in the 4th, 6th, and 9th grades that counted towards their final grades, a policy that sparked ongoing debates about the role and effectiveness of standardized testing in education.
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Pedro Duarte suggested that Passos Coelho should take responsibility for his statements.
Pedro Duarte foi nomeado porta-voz do PSD para atacar Passos Coelho? | Podcast SoundbitePortugal· 2026-06-02
The contribution continued in the governments of Passos Coelho.
Contribuintes devolvem 200 milhões de euros à banca este ano | Orçamento do Estado 2026Portugal· 2025-10-10
Passos Coelho calls for an end to red lines regarding Chega.
Passos e Marcelo entram na campanha com estrondo | Podcast SoundbitePortugal· 2025-10-08
Passos Coelho is involved in the campaign for the Autárquicas 2025.
Autárquicas. Ao terceiro dia, Passos Coelho e Ferreira Leite entram na campanha | Autárquicas 2025Portugal· 2025-10-02
He led the government in which Filipe Lobo d’Ávila served as secretary.
Ex-“vice” do CDS, Paulo Pedroso e Siza Vieira aconselham Carneiro no novo órgão do PS | PSPortugal· 2025-07-29
He was the Minister of Economy and Employment before Álvaro Santos Pereira.
Santos Pereira no BdP: Montenegro nomeia mais um independente do Governo Passos | BancaPortugal· 2025-07-25
José Sócrates criticized Passos Coelho's government for ruining the high-speed rail project.
Fazer perder tempo aos tribunais custa a Sócrates 2 mil euros em menos de uma semana | Operação MarquêsPortugal· 2025-07-15
Passos Coelho is mentioned as a former leader of the PSD and is involved in discussions about political reform and alliances.
A madrugadora, o repto à esquerda, o “ímpeto liberal” e o voto de Passos Coelho | Legislativas 2025Portugal· 2025-05-06
Passos Coelho emphasized that political stability without reform capacity is of little use.
Passos Coelho na campanha rouba sempre o palco a Luís Montenegro | Podcast SoundbitePortugal· 2025-05-06
Passos Coelho emphasized the importance of political stability with a reformist capacity.
Entre loas à “unidade”, Passos destoou nos anos do PSD ao pedir “espírito reformista” | PSDPortugal· 2025-05-06Passos Coelho's government had promised the new scientific career statute over a decade ago.
Apesar da oposição, Marcelo promulga novo estatuto da carreira científica | Política científicaPortugal· 2025-04-15
Passos Coelho previously named a coalition involving the CDS, which faced opposition from the PPM.
PPM ameaça com providência cautelar contra uso da marca AD apenas por PSD e CDS-PP | Eleições legislativasPortugal· 2025-03-27
Passos Coelho was the leader of the social-democrats during the 2015 elections.
Montenegro e Pedro Nuno: o grande embate das legislativas será em Aveiro | Eleições legislativasPortugal· 2025-03-27
Passos Coelho's government introduced school assessments in 2012 that counted towards students' final grades.
Nuno Crato e a avaliação: os exames são bons para a aprendizagem dos alunos | Podcast P24Portugal· 2025-02-11
