José Relvas

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José Relvas
Minister for Finance
In office October 12, 1910 – September 3, 1911
Prime Minister	Teófilo Braga (as President of the Provisional Government)
Preceded by	Basílio Teles (did not take office) Anselmo de Andrade (effective)
Succeeded by	Duarte Leite
70th Prime Minister of Portugal (16th of the Republic)
In office January 27, 1919 – March 30, 1919
President	João do Canto e Castro
Preceded by	João Tamagini Barbosa
Succeeded by	Domingos Pereira
Minister for Interior
In office January 27, 1919 – March 30, 1919
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	João Tamagnini Barbosa
Succeeded by	Domingos Pereira
Born	March 5, 1858(1858-03-05) Golegã, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	October 31, 1929 (aged 71) Alpiarça, Portuguese Republic
Political party	Portuguese Republican Party (later Democratic Party)
Spouse	Eugénia de Loureiro Queirós Couto Leitão
Children	Carlos, João, Maria Luísa
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Land owner and farmer

José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas (Golegã, 5 March 1858 - Alpiarça, 31 October 1929), pron. IPA: [ʒu'zɛ 'ʁɛɫvɐʃ], was a Portuguese politician, son of Carlos Augusto Mascarenhas Relvas de Campos and wife Margarida Amélia Mendes de Azevedo e Vasconcelos, daughter of the 1st Viscounts and 1st Counts de Podentes. A historic republican, it was him who proclaimed the republic in the balcony of Municipal Chamber of Lisbon, in 5 October 1910. He was Minister of Finances during the Provisional Government, lead by Teófilo Braga, from 5 October 1910 to 3 September 1911. After that, he served as minister (ambassador) of Portugal in Madrid, from 1911 to 1914. He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), from 27 January to 30 March 1919, in one of the many short lived governments of the Portuguese First Republic. His house in Alpiarça is now the House-museum of Patudos, where his art collection is exhibited.

He was married to Eugénia de Loureiro de Queirós do Couto Leitão, daughter of Luís de Loureiro de Queirós Cardoso do Couto Leitão, 1st Viscount de Loureiro and son of the 1st Barons de Prime, and wife Antónia da Silva Mendes, and had three children: Carlos, João and Maria Luísa.

Preceded by João Tamagnini Barbosa

Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1919

Succeeded by Domingos Leite Pereira

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