Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro (

Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada (; ) is the largest municipality ('' concelho'') and economic capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67, ...

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, 7 November 1849 – Lisbon, 1 August 1907) was a

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politician, statesman, and

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, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal three times, during King Carlos I's reign. A member of the

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, Hintze Ribeiro's reforms in forestry, pharmacy, and autonomy for insular Portugal are the basis of these fields' policies today.

Career

He was a prominent parliamentarian and

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, Attorney-General of the Crown, Minister of Public Works, of Finance and Foreign Affairs as well as uncontested leader of the Regenerator Party, holding the position of

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(Prime Minister) thrice (22 February 1893 – 5 February 1897, 26 July 1900 – 20 October 1904 and 19 March 1906 – 19 May 1906). He was one of the dominant politicians of the final part of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy, occupying the post of Prime Minister longer than any other in his time. He was responsible for important reforms - some of which are still valid - such as the insular autonomy for the Azores and Madeira islands (1895), the pharmacies' law, and forest's law (1901). He was made effective Councillor of State in 1891, received many decorations, among them the Great-Cross of the

Order of the Tower and Sword The Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit ( pt, Antiga e Muito Nobre Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, do Valor, Lealdade e Mérito), before 1910 Royal Military Order of the Tower an ...

. He was associate of the Royal Academy of Sciences. A street in Ponta Delgada has been named in his honor.

References

1849 births 1907 deaths Portuguese people of German descent People from Ponta Delgada Regenerator Party politicians Prime Ministers of Portugal Finance ministers of Portugal {{Portugal-politician-stub