José Ribeiro e Castro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

José Ribeiro e Castro

Portuguese politician

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1953

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Profession: politician, sports administrator

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

José Duarte de Almeida Ribeiro e Castro (born Lisbon, 24 December 1953) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician.
He was the leader of the People's Party since 24 April 2005 to 2007, when he was replaced again by Paulo Portas.
He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009, for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.