Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho
Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho | |
|---|---|
 Palma Ramalho in 2024 | |
| Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Luís Montenegro |
| Preceded by | Ana Mendes Godinho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria do Rosário Valente Rebelo Pinto 18 September 1960 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Margarida Rebelo Pinto (sister) Catarina Wallenstein (cousin) Pedro Granger (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Portugal University of Lisbon |
| Occupation | Jurist • Politician |
Maria do Rosário Valente Rebelo Pinto Palma Ramalho (born 18 September 1960) is a Portuguese professor of law, and politician. She has been Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.
Biography
[edit]Rosário Palma Ramalho holds a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and received her master's and doctorate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.[1][2]
She is a professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, a position she was appointed to in 2010.[3] She was also scientific coordinator of several international projects, in the areas of Labour Law and Equality Law, and, in this context, consultant for the European Commission, the European Parliament and the International Labour Organization. She has been a visiting professor at a number of universities nationally and internationally, including in Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy and Angola.[3]
Rosário Palma Ramalho was President of the Portuguese Association of Labour Law (APODIT) from 2013 to 2024.[3]
Rosário Palma Ramalho has been Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro. She has responded to a challenge by Portuegese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to produce a strategy to deal with Portugal’s increasing numbers of homeless people.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Rosário Palma Ramalho’s husband is António Ramalho, formerly the executive president of Novobanco.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maria do Rosário Valente Rebelo Pinto Palma Ramalho (6A19-6D6B-3B82) | CIÊNCIAVITAE". www.cienciavitae.pt. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho". Faculdade de Direito | Universidade de Lisboa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Government has new homeless strategy 'almost ready'". Portugal resident. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Rosário Palma Ramalho, do direito do Trabalho na universidade para o Ministério". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.