Manuel Carvalho da Silva (born 2 November 1948 in
Viatodos,
Barcelos)
is a
Portuguese sociologist,
research professor and former Secretary-General of the
General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP–IN).
Carvalho da Silva graduated from the Industrial Electrician School
Carlos Amarante in
Braga and is a
doctorate in
Sociology from the
ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon
ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa is a Portuguese public tertiary education institution. It is located in the city centre of Lisbon, in Cidade Universitária, adjoining the Institute of Social Sciences (ICS) and Institute of Geograp ...
.
He was elected as coordinator of the CGTP–IN (General Confederation of Portuguese Workers - National Inter) in June 1986 and in December 1999 he was attained the office of Secretary-General.
On 28 January 2012, he was succeeded by Arménio Carlos.
He has had several published works and books on
syndicalism and
economy.
His name was referred several times as potential candidate to Secretary-General of the
Portuguese Communist Party, but he always stated he was not interested in the office. According to a press newspaper, he severed his ties with the party shortly after leaving the CGTP–IN leadership,
but this allegation was never confirmed by any of the parts involved.
References
1948 births
Living people
People from Barcelos, Portugal
Portuguese trade unionists
Portuguese Communist Party politicians
Portuguese non-fiction writers
Portuguese Roman Catholics
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