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João Bosco Mota Amaral

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João Bosco Mota Amaral
Mota Amaral in 2011
President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
10 April 2002 – 16 March 2005
Preceded byAlmeida Santos
Succeeded byJaime Gama
President of the Regional Government of the Azores
In office
8 September 1976 – 20 October 1995
Preceded byAltino Pinto de Magalhães (as President of the Regional Junta of the Azores)
Succeeded byAlberto Madruga da Costa
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
27 October 1995 – 22 October 2015
ConstituencyAzores
In office
3 June 1976 – 12 November 1980
ConstituencyPonta Delgada
Personal details
Born
João Bosco Soares Mota Amaral

(1943-04-15) 15 April 1943 (age 81)
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores
Political partySocial Democratic Party (since 1974)
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon

João Bosco Soares Mota Amaral (born 15 April 1943) is a Portuguese politician. He served as President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 2002 to 2005 and President of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores from 1976 to 1995.

Career

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He earned a Master's degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and has a Doctorate honoris causa in Economic Sciences from the University of the Azores.

He integrated the Liberal Wing, led by Francisco Sá Carneiro, and was elected a Deputy to the National Assembly in 1969.

He was one of the Founders of the then Popular Democratic Party (PPD) in May 1974, a month after the Carnation Revolution, together with Francisco Sá Carneiro, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Joaquim Magalhães Mota, Carlos Mota Pinto, Alberto João Jardim, António Barbosa de Melo and António Marques Mendes, being responsible for the Foundation of the branch of Azores, becoming a Deputy to the Constituent Assembly and to the Assembly of the Republic in all legislatures.

He was the first President of the Azores from 1976 to 1995.

He was the Vice-President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic in the 7th and the 8th Legislatures (27 October 1995 - 4 April 2002)[1] and a Member of the Delegation of the Assembly of the Republic to the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council and the Western European Union in the same Legislatures, reintegrating them into the 10th.

He was President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 10 April 2002 to 16 March 2005.[2]

He was also a Member of the Portuguese Council of State from 1982 to 1995 and again from 2001 to 2005.[2]

Family

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He has never married and has no children.[3]

Honours

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National

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Foreign

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "As legislaturas da Assembleia da República".
  2. ^ a b "Os Antigos Presidentes da República". Assembleia da República. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "João Mota Amaral". geneall.net. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

Sources

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  • Os Presidentes do Parlamento (Presidents of the Portuguese Parliament), Assembly of the Republic