Nuno Severiano Teixeira
Henrique Nuno Pires Severiano Teixeira (born November 5, 1957, in Portuguese Guinea) is a Portuguese academic and politician. Severiano Teixeira is a full professor at New University of Lisbon, and was also the vice rector of the same institution. He is director of the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI), an academic research institute that belongs to NOVA University of Lisbon. He is currently a visiting professor at Georgetown University. Nuno Severiano Teixeira was Minister of Internal Administration in the 14th Constitutional Government, the second of the Prime Minister António Guterres. He was also Minister of Defense in the 17th Constitutional Government, the first of the Prime Minister José Sócrates. Severiano Teixeira is the author of several publications in the fields of Military History, International Relations, Security and Defense, and European Integration. Background Nuno Severiano Teixeira was born in Portuguese Guinea, in 1957, when his father was serving in military mission. He is a descendant of Colonel José Manuel Severiano Teixeira, who was awarded Commander of the Order of Avis, in 1989. Nuno Severiano Teixeira was also awarded. He received the Grade of Commander of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator, and also the Grand Cross of the Order