João Soares
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João Barroso Soares (born São Cristóvão e São Lourenço, Lisbon, 29 August 1949) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, member of the Socialist Party, and was Parliamentary and President of The Municipality of Lisbon (1995-2002).
He is the son of the former Portuguese Prime Minister and President, Mário Soares, and the actress Maria Barroso. He was married to Maria Olímpia Soares, born in 1951, by whom he had three children: Maria Inês (b. 1976), Maria Mafalda (b. 1981) and Mário Alberto (b. 1987). Later divorced, he married Belgian Annick Burhenne, by whom he had a son Jonas (b. 2003), named after Jonas Savimbi, of whom João Soares is an admirer.
He was member of the European Parliament and of the Portuguese State Council.
In 2004, he lost to José Sócrates a bid for the party leadership, and in October 2005 lost to Fernando Seara the election for President of the Municipality of Sintra.
In July 2006 he was elected Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
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