António Joaquim Bastos Marques Mendes (30 March 1934 – 15 June 2015) was a Portuguese

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and

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Background

He was born in

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

, Paranhos, a son of Joaquim Marques Mendes (

Fornos de Algodres Fornos de Algodres () is a municipality and a town in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,989, in an area of 131.45 km2. The municipality is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion. The present Mayor is Manuel ...

, Figueiró da Granja, 3 March 1892 –

, Paranhos, 19 January 1941),

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of Services in the Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones, and wife (m.

Fafe Fafe (), officially the City of Fafe (), is a city and municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately . The city itself had a population of 15,703 in 2011. The present ma ...

, São Romão de Arões, 20 April 1933) Antónia Pereira da Costa Bastos (

, São Romão de Arões, 18 December 1904 –

, São Romão de Arões, 2 October 1990).Ribera, José António Moya, ''Costados'', N.º 126 He died in Porto in 2015.

Career

He is a Licentiate in

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from the

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of the

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. He started his career as a

. Among other things he was a Co-Founder and a Member of the

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together with

Francisco Sá Carneiro Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro (; 19 July 19344 December 1980) was a Portuguese politician, who was one of the founders and the first leader of the Social Democratic Party (then known as the Popular Democratic Party). He served as ...

Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (; born 1 September 1937) is a Portuguese businessman, former journalist and retired politician, who served as List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983. Backgroun ...

Joaquim Magalhães Mota Joaquim Jorge de Magalhães Saraiva da Mota (November 17, 1935 in Santarém, São Salvador – September 26, 2007 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. Background He was a son of Elói do Nascimento Saraiva da Mota (July 2, 190 ...

Carlos Mota Pinto Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto (; 25 July 1936 – 7 May 1985) was a Portuguese professor and politician who served as the prime minister of Portugal between November 1978 and August 1979. Mota Pinto was one of the first members of the Soc ...

João Bosco Mota Amaral João Bosco Soares Mota Amaral (born 15 April 1943) is a Portuguese politician. He served as President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 2002 to 2005 and President of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores from 1976 to ...

Alberto João Jardim Alberto João Cardoso Gonçalves Jardim, Order of Christ (Portugal), GCC, Order of Infante D. Henrique, GCIH (, born 4 February 1943) is a Portuguese politician who was the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal, from 1978 to 20 ...

and

António Barbosa de Melo António Moreira Barbosa de Melo, Order of Liberty, GColL (2 November 1932 – 7 September 2016) was a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and Member of parliament, parliamentarian on several occasions. Career de Melo was born in Lagares (Penafiel), ...

of then Popular Democratic Party. He was

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of the

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to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic and also a member of the

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Family

He married at

, São Romão de Arões, on 29 November 1956 Maria Isabel Gonçalves, born in

, Cepães, on 10 July 1933, an

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, daughter of Gervásio Gonçalves (

, Cepães, Carreira, 1 June 1905 –

Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved ...

, Creixomil, 19 May 1993), an

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, and first wife (m.

Felgueiras Felgueiras () is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065, in a ...

, Felgueiras, 25 June 1928) Isabel Teixeira (Felgueiras, Jugueiras, 11 October 1902 – 22 August 1980). They are the parents of Luís Marques Mendes.

References

1934 births 2015 deaths Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians Mayors of places in Portugal 20th-century Portuguese lawyers People from Porto University of Coimbra alumni {{Portugal-mayor-stub