Joaquim Jorge de Magalhães Saraiva da Mota (November 17, 1935 in
Santarém, São Salvador – September 26, 2007 in
Lisbon
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) was a
Portuguese lawyer
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and
politician
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.
Background
He was a son of Elói do Nascimento Saraiva da Mota (July 2, 1907 in Lisbon, São Vicente de Fora – February 11, 2000 in Lisbon) and wife (January 19, 1935) Miquelina Augusta Flor de Magalhães (b.
Guarda, Sé, March 14, 1914).
Career
He was a
Licentiate in Law from the
Faculty of Law of the
University of Lisbon
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.
He started his career as a lawyer.
He was a Member of the Liberal Wing (Ala Liberal), at the fascist
National Assembly
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, during
Marcelo Caetano's government, that came to an end in 1974. After the 25 April 1974, he was one of the four Co-Founders of the Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático), with
Francisco de Sá Carneiro,
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (; born 1 September 1937) is a Portuguese businessman, former journalist and retired politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983.
Background
He is the son of Henrique Patrício ...
,
Carlos Mota Pinto,
João Bosco Mota Amaral,
Alberto João Jardim,
António Barbosa de Melo
António Moreira Barbosa de Melo, GColL (2 November 1932 – 7 September 2016) was a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and parliamentarian on several occasions.
Career
de Melo was born in Penafiel, Lagares in 1932. He graduated as a Licentiate a ...
and
António Marques Mendes. The party later changed its name to
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
For ...
. He was
Minister of Internal Affairs, in the I Provisional Government, led by
Adelino da Palma Carlos
Adelino da Palma Carlos, GCC, GCIH, GOL (; Faro, 3 May 1905 – Lisbon, 25 October 1992), was a Portuguese lawyer, scholar, politician and a freemason, one of at least five sons of Manuel Carlos and wife Auta Vaz Velho da Palma. He was an o ...
, from May 15 to July 17, 1974. He also became a
Deputy
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at the Portuguese
Assembly of the Republic. From 1976 to 1978 was the Secretary-General of PSD. He later left the party and was a member of the
Independent Social Democratic Action and the
Democratic Renovator Party.
Family
He married at the Church of Santa Maria at Santa Maria,
Sintra
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, on February 26, 1962 to Maria Manuela de Almeida Martins da Silva, born in
Lisbon
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, São Sebastião da Pedreira, October 18, 1936, representative of the titles of
Viscountess of
Monção and
Lady
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of
São João de Rei, and had four children:
* Helena da Silva de Magalhães Mota (b.
Lisbon
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, São João de Deus, March 30, 1963), married at the Church of São Tomás de Aquino, at Encarnação,
Lisbon
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, on October 8, 1988 to João Manuel Oliveira Barreto, and had two children:
** ''Gonçalo de Magalhães Mota Oliveira Barreto (b.
Lisbon
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, July 2, 1990)''
** ''Tomás de Magalhães Mota Oliveira Barreto (b.
Lisbon
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, March 1, 1993)''
* Inês da Silva de Magalhães Mota (b.
Lisbon
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, São João de Deus, February 20, 1965), unmarried and without issue
* Pedro da Silva de Magalhães Mota (b.
Lisbon
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,
Alvalade, December 28, 1969), a
lawyer
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, married at the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário at
São Domingos de Benfica,
Lisbon
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, on May 28, 1995 to Luísa Maria Marques de Freitas de Aguiar (b.
Lisbon
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, São Sebastião da Pedreira, December 18, 1966), and has three children:
** André de Aguiar de Magalhães Mota (b.
Lisbon
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, Santa Maria dos Olivais, December 5, 1996)
** Diogo de Aguiar de Magalhães Mota (b.
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
, Santa Maria dos Olivais, May 29, 1998)
** Tiago de Aguiar de Magalhães Mota (b.
Lisbon
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,
São Domingos de Benfica, February 3, 2000)
* João da Silva de Magalhães Mota (b.
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
,
São Domingos de Benfica, October 25, 1976), unmarried and without issue
See also
*
Politics of Portugal
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1935 births
People from Santarém, Portugal
2007 deaths
Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians
Government ministers of Portugal
Democratic Renewal Party (Portugal) politicians
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