José de Castro
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) |
|
| Order: | 63rd (9th of the Republic) |
|---|---|
| Term of Office | May 17, 1915 - November 29, 1915 |
| Predecessor: | Constitutional Junta formed by: - José Norton de Matos - António Maria da Silva - José de Freitas Ribeiro - Alfredo de Sá Cardoso - Álvaro de Castro João Chagas (didn't take office) |
| Successor: | Afonso Costa |
| Date of Birth | April 7, 1868 |
| Place of Birth: | Valhelhas, Guarda |
| Date of Death | July 31, 1929 |
| Place of Death: | ? |
| Wife: | Maria Benedita de Castro Pignatelli |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, newspaper editor and journalist |
| Political Party: | Republican, later independent |
José Ribeiro de Castro (Valhelhas, 7 April 1868 - 31 July 1929), pron. IPA: [ʒu'zɛ dɨ 'kaʃtɾu], was a Portuguese lawyer, journalist and politician. He graduated in Law at the University of Coimbra, and was a lawyer in Lisbon and Guarda. A member of freemasonry, since 1868, he was originally a monarchist and a member of the liberal Progressist Party, but he joined the Portuguese Republican Party, in 1881. He was the main redactor of the newspaper O Districto da Guarda, since its foundation in 1878, and the founder of the first republican newspaper of the province, O Povo Português, in 1882. During the Portuguese First Republic, he remained in the Republican Party. He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), after the failed attempt of general Joaquim Pimenta de Castro to rule without the parliament, and was in office, from 17 May to 29 December 1915.
| Preceded by João Pinheiro Chagas |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1915 |
Succeeded by Afonso Costa |
 |
This article about a Portuguese politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
