Eduardo Arménio do Nascimento Cabrita (born 26 September 1961, in

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) is a

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legal professional and politician who served as Minister Assistant in the cabinet of

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António Costa from 2015 until 2021. He was a

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from 2002 to 2015, before taking office as minister in the

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. During his time in government, Cabrita faced criticism over a range of incidents, including the death of a Ukrainian immigrant in custody at Lisbon airport; authorization for celebrations of the national football championship that were blamed for spreading

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; and his handling of a coronavirus outbreak among migrant farm hands. On 3 December 2021, he resigned after his driver was accused of “negligent homicide” over the death of a highway worker, while driving Cabrita's car at 40 km/h above the speed limit, being substituted on the day after by the Minister of Justice

Francisca Van Dunem Francisca Eugénia da Silva Dias Van Dunem (born 5 November 1955) is an Angolan-born Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as the Portuguese Minister of Justice from 26 November 2015 to 30 March 2022, in António Costa's XXI and XXII Cons ...

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Personal life

Cabrita is graduated in law from the

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School of Law. He is married to Ana Paula Vitorino, also a member of António Costa's cabinet as Minister of Maritime Affairs.

References

1961 births People from Barreiro, Portugal Government ministers of Portugal Living people Socialist Party (Portugal) politicians University of Lisbon alumni {{Portugal-bio-stub