Rui Rio

Rui Rio GCIH
Leader of the Opposition
In office 18 February 2018 – 3 July 2022
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Pedro Passos Coelho
Succeeded by	Luís Montenegro
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office 18 February 2018 – 3 July 2022
Preceded by	Pedro Passos Coelho
Succeeded by	Luís Montenegro
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2019
In office 4 November 1991 – 4 April 2002
Constituency	Porto
Mayor of Porto
In office 8 January 2002 – 22 October 2013
Preceded by	Nuno Cardoso
Succeeded by	Rui Moreira
Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
In office 29 March 1996 – 20 June 1997
Preceded by	Eduardo Azevedo Soares
Succeeded by	Carlos Horta e Costa
Personal details
Born	Rui Fernando da Silva Rio (1957-08-06) 6 August 1957 Porto, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lídia Azevedo
Children	Marta
Education	Colégio Alemão do Porto
Alma mater	University of Porto

Rui Fernando da Silva Rio GCIH (born 6 August 1957) is a Portuguese politician. He was the Mayor of Porto.

On 13 January 2018, he was elected President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 54% of the votes, becoming the Leader of the Opposition.

In the 2022 legislative elections, the Social Democrats lost 3 seats, taking them to 76 seats in the Assembly. In the aftermath of the election, Rio resigned from the party's leadership.