Paulo Rangel

Paulo Rangel is a Portuguese jurist and politician currently serving as the Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs since 2024. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2024, where he held various leadership roles within the European People's Party group. Before his career in national government, Rangel was a prominent legal scholar and lawyer, specializing in public, administrative, and environmental law. He has been a significant figure in Portuguese center-right politics, having served as the leader of the PSD parliamentary group and as a two-time candidate for the party's leadership.