José Alberto Azeredo Lopes
José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes | |
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| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 26 November 2015[1] – 15 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco[2] |
| Succeeded by | João Gomes Cravinho |
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| Born | 20 June 1961 Porto, Portugal[1] |
José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes (born 20 June 1961)[3] is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of National Defence from November 2015[1] to October 2018.
Azeredo Lopes previously served as the president of the Regulatory Authority for the Media and was a law professor at the Catholic University of Portugal.[4] He announced his resignation as National Defence Minister on 12 October 2018 amid an investigation into a theft of weapons from a military base,[3] and was succeeded by João Gomes Cravinho on 15 October 2018.[5] In 2019, he was brought to trial over his alleged role in a suspected army cover-up of a theft of grenades, anti-tank rockets, other explosives and ammunition from a military arms depot in 2017; he himself has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Marques, Christopher (24 November 2015). "António Costa indigitado: a lista dos novos ministros de Portugal" (in Portuguese). Radio and Television of Portugal. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Azeredo Lopes, um ministro com uma passagem atribulada pelo Governo". Visão (in Portuguese). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ José Almeida, São (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Catarina Demony (September 26, 2019), Former Portuguese minister to face trial over weapons theft cover-up Reuters.
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