Fontes Pereira de Melo

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António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (pron. IPA ['fõtɨʃ pɨ'ɾɐiɾɐ dɨ 'mɛlu]; (Lisbon, 1819 - Lisbon, 1887) was a Portuguese statesman, politician, and engineer. Historically, he was a very important political figure, deputy, and in several occasions minister.

He is mostly remembered for conducting dynamic industrial and public infrastructure policy which become known as Fontismo (after his name). He implemented also educational reforms in accordance with the industrialization process started by him (see Instituto Industrial de Lisboa).

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Preceded by: António José de Ávila, Duke of Ávila and Bolama	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1871–1877	Succeeded by: António José de Ávila, Duke of Ávila and Bolama
Preceded by: António José de Ávila, Duke of Ávila and Bolama	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1878–1879	Succeeded by: Anselmo José Braamcamp
Preceded by: António Rodrigues Sampaio	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1881–1886	Succeeded by: Luciano de Castro

Prime Ministers of Portugal during the Constitutional Monarchy (1834-1910)

Marquess of Palmela - Count of Linhares - Marquess of Saldanha - José Jorge Loureiro - Duke of Terceira - Count of Lumiares - Marquess of Valença - Viscount of Sá da Bandeira - Dias de Oliveira - Viscount of Sá da Bandeira (2nd) - Baron of Ribeira de Sabrosa - Count of Bonfim - Joaquim António de Aguiar - Marquess of Palmela (2nd) - Duke of Terceira (2nd) - Marquess of Palmela (3rd) - Duke of Saldanha (2nd) - Count of Tomar - Duke of Terceira (3rd) - Duke of Saldanha (3rd) - Marquess of Loulé - Duke of Terceira (4th) - Joaquim António de Aguiar (2nd) - Duke of Loulé (2nd) - Marquess of Sá da Bandeira (3nd) - Joaquim António de Aguiar (3rd) - Count of Ávila - Marquess of Sá da Bandeira (4th) - Duke of Loulé (3rd) - Duke of Saldanha (4th) - Marquess of Sá da Bandeira (5th) - Marquess of Ávila (2nd) - Fontes Pereira de Melo - Marquess of Ávila (3rd) - Fontes Pereira de Melo (2nd) - Anselmo José Braamcamp - Rodrigues Sampaio - Fontes Pereira de Melo (3rd) - José Luciano - António Serpa - João Crisóstomo - Dias Ferreira - Hintze Ribeiro - José Luciano (2nd) - Hintze Ribeiro (2nd) - José Luciano (3rd) - Hintze Ribeiro (3rd) - João Franco - Ferreira do Amaral - Campos Henriques - Sebastião Teles - Wenceslau de Lima - Veiga Beirão - Teixeira de Sousa