Maria Barroso
Maria Barroso | |
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Barroso in 2013 | |
| First Lady of Portugal | |
| In role 9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996 | |
| President | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | Manuela Ramalho Eanes |
| Succeeded by | Maria José Ritta |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic Elections: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983 | |
| In office 3 June 1976 – 13 November 1980 | |
| In office 31 May 1983 – 4 November 1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso 2 May 1925 Fuseta, First Portuguese Republic |
| Died | 7 July 2015 (aged 90) São Domingos de Benfica, Portugal |
| Resting place | Prazeres Cemetery, Lisbon |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse | Mário Soares (1949–2015) |
| Children | João Barroso Soares Isabel Barroso Soares |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Occupation | Politician Actress |
| Profession | Teacher |
Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares, GCL (Fuseta, 2 May 1925 – Lisbon, 7 July 2015) was a Portuguese actress, teacher and political and social activist, having been one of the founders of the Socialist Party (PS), in Germany, in 1973. As the wife of the 17th President of Portugal, Mário Soares, she was the first-lady of the country between 1986 and 1996.