Henrique Teixeira de Queirós de Barros (7 October 1904, in

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– 21 August 2000) was a

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Background

Henrique was the son of João de Barros and his wife Raquel Teixeira de Queirós, and a paternal grandson of the 1st

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, of whom he was the representative. He was also a brother-in-law of

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Career

Henrique was a Licentiate in Agricultural Economics from the

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of the

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, and from there he developed an intense activity as a

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and an Investigator. In opposition to the dictatorial regime of Estado Novo from a young age, he joined the Movimento de Unidade Democrática (MUD) in 1945. He joined the

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in 1974, and a year later he was elected a Deputy to the Constituent Assembly, of which he became the 1st and only

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from 3 June 1975 to 2 April 1976. With this, his name got permanently connected with the

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of 1976. He then served as Minister of State of the 1st Constitutional Government and a Member of the

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. In 1981 he disconnected from PS and, from 1985, he started collaborating with the Democratic Renovator Party (PRD).

Family

He married Luísa de Morais Sarmento, from an ancient noble family of Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, without issue.

References

* ''Os Presidentes do Parlamento'' (''Presidents of the Portuguese Parliament''), Assembly of the Republic 1904 births 2000 deaths People from Coimbra Socialist Party (Portugal) politicians Government ministers of Portugal Democratic Renewal Party (Portugal) politicians {{portugal-politician-stub