Álvaro Monjardino

Álvaro Monjardino
3rd President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
In office 1979–1984
President	António Ramalho Eanes
Prime Minister	Carlos Mota Pinto Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo Francisco Sá Carneiro Diogo de Freitas do Amaral Francisco Pinto Balsemão Mário Soares
Preceded by	Alberto Madruga da Costa
Succeeded by	José Guilherme Reis Leite
Constituency	Azores
1st President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
In office 1976–1978
President	Mário Soares
Prime Minister	Mário Soares Alfredo Nobre da Costa Carlos Mota Pinto
Preceded by	Humberto Melo
Succeeded by	José Guilherme Reis Leite
Constituency	Azores
Personal details
Born	Álvaro Pereira da Silva Leal Monjardino (1930-10-06)6 October 1930 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Died	16 August 2024(2024-08-16) (aged 93)
Citizenship	Portuguese

Álvaro Monjardino (6 October 1930 – 16 August 2024) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.

Early life

Monjardino attained his Licenciatura in Law, as well as the Curso Complementar de Ciências Jurídicas (Complimentary Course in Judicial Sciences) before beginning his career in politics.

Career

Monjardino was elected as an independent deputy for the National Assembly in the Estado Novo regime, under the banner of the ANP, for the district of Angra do Heroísmo, between 1973 and 1974.

He joined the Junta Regional dos Açores (Regional Junta of the Azores) in the Social Democratic (PSD) party, elected for the constituencies of Graciosa and, later Terceira.

He became the first and third elected presidents of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, between 1976 and 1984, with a pause between 1978 and 1979, when he occupied the position of Minister Adjunct to the Prime Minister, during the Fourth Constitutional Government, between 1978 and 1979. He would return to hold the position of president of the Regional Assembly from 1979 to 1984.

Later life and death

Monjardino was described as a historian and studious investigator in judicial matters, publishing various documents on the subject. At one time he was president of the council of the Instituto Histórico da Ilha Terceira (1984–1999), as well as a correspondence partner of the Portuguese Academy of History. He was one of the principals involved in the classification of the historical centre of Angra do Heroísmo as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

He was a director, collaborator and correspondent for the daily newspaper A União.

He maintained a law office in the old city and was an administrator/director of several businesses.

Monjardino died on 16 August 2024, at the age of 93.