Victor Pereira Crespo (2 December 1932 – 30 September 2014) was a

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and

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Career

Crespo was born in Milagres,

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. He graduated as a Licentiate in

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and

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from the

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of the

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, where he became a Cathedratic Professor at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology. He was elected

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to the Assembly of the Republic for the

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(PSD) from 1979. Until the 14th Congress of his Party in 1988, he was also the Vice-President of its National Political Commission, as well as the President of its Parliamentary Group from 1982 to 1983. He was Minister of Education and Science in the 7th and 8th Constitutional Governments and of Education and Universities in the 8th (1980–1983). Between 1984 and 1985 he was an

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and a

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at the

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, in

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. He was elected the 8th

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of the Assembly of the Republic during the 5th Legislature (25 August 1987 - 3 November 1991). He was also a Member of the

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as the President of the Assembly of the Republic during the same period.

Family

He married Maria Eugénia Nunes Beja, born in

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, 2 July 1930, and had one daughter:http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=621401 * Maria Raquel Nunes Pereira Crespo (born

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, São Sebastião da Pedreira, 7 November 1962), married in

, São Vicente de Fora, at the

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on 3 August 1985 to José Luís Lopes Fiadeiro (born

, São Sebastião da Pedreira, 9 October 1961), the son of José Manuel Monteiro Fiadeiro (born

, São Sebastião da Pedreira, 11 December 1935, whose maternal grandfather's maternal grandfather was French and whose maternal grandmother's paternal grandfather was

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) and wife (m.

, Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Church of Our Lady of Fátima, 21 September 1960) Maria Luísa Seixas Lopes (born

, São Jorge de Arroios, 31 October 1939), and had two daughters: ** ''Rebeca Pereira Crespo Fiadeiro (born

, São Sebastião da Pedreira, 9 February 1993)'' ** ''Rute Pereira Crespo Fiadeiro (born

, Benfica, 7 August 1997)''

References

* ''Os Presidentes do Parlamento'' (''Presidents of the Portuguese Parliament''), Assembly of the Republic 1932 births 2014 deaths People from Leiria Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Permanent Delegates of Portugal to UNESCO Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians {{Portugal-politician-stub