On the 4th March 2005, the new Portuguese Prime Minister, Jose Socrates
chose Antonio Costa, son of the famous Goan writer Orlando da Costa, to be
the number two of his newly elected socialist Government.

Antonio Costa will be the new Minister of State and Internal Administration
and number two in the Portuguese Government.

More information on:
http://dossiers.publico.pt/dossier.asp?id=1409 (Portuguese)

Antonio Costa had been Law Minister in the previous Socialist party of Prime
Minister Antonio Guterres.

I believe it is the first time a person of Goan Origin like Antonio Costa is
chosen to be number two of a Government. It should make all of us Goans very
proud.

Best regards
Paulo Colaco Dias.