| Joaquim António de Aguiar | |
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| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office June 9, 1841 – February 7, 1842 May 1, 1860– July 4, 1860 September 4, 1865– January 4, 1868 |
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| Monarch | Maria II Pedro V Louis |
| Preceded by | José Travassos Valdez António Severim de Noronha Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Sousa Holstein Nuno José de Moura Barreto António José de Ávila |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1792 |
| Died | May 26, 1884 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Regenerator Progressist |
Joaquim António de Aguiar (Coimbra, August 24, 1792 - Lisbon, May 26, 1884) was a Portuguese politician. He held several relevant political posts during the Portuguese constitutional monarchy, namely as leader of the Cartists and later of the Partido Regenerador (English: Regenerator Party). He was three times prime minister of Portugal: between 1841 and 1842, in 1860 and finally from 1865 to 1868, when he entered a coalition with the Partido Progressista (English: Progressist Party), in what became known as the Governo de Fusão (English: Fusion Government).
He also served as minister of justice during the regency of Peter IV and in that capacity issued the May 30, 1834 law which extinguished "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses of the regular religious orders". Their vast patrimony was taken over by the Portuguese State and incorporated into the Fazenda Nacional (the National Exchequer). This law and its anti-ecclesiastical spirit earned Joaquim António de Aguiar the nickname "O Mata-Frades" (English: "The Friar-Killer").
Portugal - Dicionário Histórico, Corográfico, Heráldico, Biográfico, Bibliográfico,Numismático e Artístico Volume I, págs. 94-95.
| Preceded by José Travassos Valdez, Count of Bonfim |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1841–1842 |
Succeeded by Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquis of Palmela |
| Preceded by António Severim de Noronha Marquis of Vila Flor |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1860 |
Succeeded by Nuno José de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé |
| Preceded by Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Marquis of Sá da Bandeira |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1865–1868 |
Succeeded by António José de Ávila, Count of Ávila |
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