Nuno Severiano Teixeira

Nuno Severiano Teixeira
Minister of National Defense
In office
July 3, 2006  October 26, 2009
Prime MinisterJosé Sócrates
Preceded byLuís Amado
Succeeded byAugusto Santos Silva
Minister of Internal Administration
In office
2000-09-14  2002-04-06
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Personal details
Born (1957-11-05) November 5, 1957
Guinea-Bissau
Nationality Portuguese
Political partySocialist

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.