Augusto Santos Silva

His Excellency Augusto Santos Silva
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 November 2015
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Rui Machete
Minister of National Defence
In office 26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	Nuno Severiano Teixeira
Succeeded by	José Pedro Aguiar Branco
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office 12 March 2005 – 26 October 2009
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	Rui Gomes da Silva
Succeeded by	Jorge Lacão
Minister of Culture
In office 3 July 2001 – 6 April 2002
Prime Minister	António Guterres
Preceded by	José Sasportes
Succeeded by	Pedro Roseta
Minister of Education
In office 14 September 2000 – 3 July 2001
Prime Minister	António Guterres
Preceded by	Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins
Succeeded by	Júlio Pedrosa
Personal details
Born	(1956-08-20) August 20, 1956 Porto, Portugal
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Porto (B.A.) (1978) ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon (Ph.D.) (1992)
Profession	University professor

Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva (born 20 August 1956) is a Portuguese sociologist, university professor, and politician. He has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the António Costa cabinet since 2015. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Silva was also the Minister of Education from 2000 until 2001, Minister of Culture from 2001 until 2002, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from 2005 until 2009 and Minister of National Defence from 2009 until 2011.