Domingos Leite Pereira

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Domingos Leite Pereira

Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry)
Order:	71st, 73rd and 93rd (17th, 19th and 39th of the Republic)
Term of Office	(1st) March 30, 1919 - June 30, 1919 (2nd) January 21, 1920 - March 8, 1920 (3rd) August 1, 1925 - December 18, 1925
Predecessor:	(1st) José Relvas (2nd) Alfredo de Sá Cardoso (3rd) António Maria da Silva
Successor:	(1st) António Maria Baptista (2nd) Alfredo de Sá Cardoso (3rd) António Maria da Silva
Date of Birth	1882
Place of Birth:	Braga
Date of Death	October 27, 1956
Place of Death:	Porto
Occupation:	Catholic priest, theologist, President of the Municipal Chamber of Braga, insurance company owner
Political Party:	Democraitc

Domingos Leite Pereira (pron. IPA: [du'mĩguʃ 'lɐit(ɨ) pɨ'ɾɐiɾɐ]; Braga, 1882 – Oporto, October 27, 1956) was a Portuguese politician of the Portuguese First Republic. He had degrees in theology and literature of the University of Coimbra. He was a priest and helped to improve the relationships between the republic and the Catholic Church during his government.

During his life he served in many political posts:

• President of the Municipal Chamber of Braga;
• Deputy in the constituent assembly, for the Democratic Party;
• President of the Chamber of Deputies;
• Minister of Public Instruction in the government of José Relvas in 1919;
• Prime Minister (President of the Ministry) for three times: from March 30 to June 29, 1919; from January 21 to March 8, 1920; and from August 1 to December 17, 1925;
• Minister of Foreign Affairs in various governments: in those of Álvaro de Castro (from November 20 to 30, 1920), Liberato Pinto (from November 30, 1920 to March 2, 1921); Bernardino Machado (March 2 to May 23, 1921); António Maria da Silva (November 30, 1922 to November 15, 1923); and, again, Álvaro de Castro (December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924).

After the May 28, 1926 revolution that installed the Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) that would be followed by António de Oliveira Salazar's quasi-fascist Estado Novo (New State), he abandoned his political life. Until the end of his life in 1956, he served as President of the insurance company Douro.

Preceded by José Relvas	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1919	Succeeded by Alfredo de Sá Cardoso
Preceded by Alfredo de Sá Cardoso	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1920	Succeeded by António Maria Baptista
Preceded by António Maria da Silva	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1925	Succeeded by António Maria da Silva

Prime Ministers of Portugal during the First Republic (1910-1926)

Teófilo Braga - João Chagas - Augusto de Vasconcelos - Duarte Leite - Afonso Costa - Bernardino Machado - Azevedo Coutinho - Pimenta de Castro - Constitutional Junta - João Chagas (2nd; didn't take office) - José de Castro - Afonso Costa (2nd) - António José de Almeida - Afonso Costa (3rd) - Sidónio Pais - Canto e Castro - Tamagnini Barbosa - José Relvas - Domingos Pereira - Sá Cardoso - Fernandes Costa (didn't take office) - Sá Cardoso (reconducted) - Domingos Pereira (2nd) - António Maria Baptista - Ramos Preto - António Maria da Silva - António Granjo - Álvaro de Castro - Liberato Pinto - Bernardino Machado (2nd) - Barros Queirós - António Granjo (2nd) - Manuel Maria Coelho - Maia Pinto - Cunha Leal - António Maria da Silva (2nd) - Ginestal Machado - Álvaro de Castro (2nd) - Rodrigues Gaspar - Domingues dos Santos - Vitorino Guimarães - António Maria da Silva (3rd) - Domingos Pereira (3rd) - António Maria da Silva (4th)