Maria José Ritta


Maria José Ritta - First Lady of Portugal between 1996 and 2006, as wife of the former President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio. She was born on December 19, 1941 in Lisbon. She was awarded the Order of the White Rose of Finland, the Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry.