Álvaro Monjardino (born 6 October 1930, in

Angra do Heroísmo Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roma ...

) is a lawyer and Portuguese politician.

Early life

He attained his ''Licenciatura'' in Law, as well as the ''Curso Complementar de Ciências Jurídicas'' (''Complimentary Course in Judicial Sciences'') before beginning his career in politics.

Career

He was elected as an independent deputy for the National Assembly in the Estado Novo regime, under the banner of the ANP, for the district of Angra do Heroísmo, between 1973 and 1974. He joined the ''Junta Regional dos Açores'' (''Regional Junta of the Azores'') in the

Social Democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soci ...

(PSD) party, elected for the constituencies of Graciosa and, later Terceira. He became the first and third elected presidents of the

Legislative Assembly of the Azores The Legislative Assembly of the Azores ( pt, Assembleia Legislativa dos Açores) is the regional assembly/legislature of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. History The regional legislative assembly, since it was first instituted, ha ...

, between 1976 and 1984, with a pause between 1978 and 1979, when he occupied the position of Minister Adjunct to the Prime Minister, during the Fourth Constitutional Government, between 1978 and 1979. He would return to hold the position of president of the Regional Assembly from 1979 to 1984.

Later life

He is described as a historian and studious investigator in judicial matters, publishing various documents on the subject. At one time he was president of the council of the ''

Instituto Histórico da Ilha Terceira The Historical Institute of Terceira, or literally the ''Historical Institute of the Island of Terceira'' ( pt, Instituto Histórico da Ilha Terceira), or IHIT, is a private association and cultural institute, dedicated to the investigation and stud ...

'' (1984-1999), as well as a correspondence partner of the Portuguese Academy of History. He was one of the principals involved in the classification of the historical centre of Angra do Heroísmo as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. He was a director, collaborator and correspondent for the daily newspaper ''A União''. He maintains a law office in the old city, and is an administrator/director of several businesses.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monjardino, Alvaro People from Angra do Heroísmo Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores 1940 births Living people Government ministers of Portugal