Manuel Castro Almeida

Manuel Castro Almeida
Manuel Castro Almeida
	Castro Almeida in 2024
Minister Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 April 2024
Prime Minister	Luís Montenegro
Preceded by	Ana Catarina Mendes (Minister Adjunct); Ana Abrunhosa (Minister for Territorial Cohesion)
Secretary of State for Regional Development
	In office; 13 April 2013 – 30 October 2015
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho
Minister	Miguel Poiares Maduro
Mayor of São João da Madeira
	In office; 16 December 2001 – 12 April 2013
Preceded by	Manuel Cambra
Succeeded by	Ricardo Figueiredo
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
	In office; 6 October 1991 – 15 December 2001
Constituency	Aveiro
Secretary of State for Education and Sports
	In office; 7 December 1993 – 28 October 1995
Prime Minister	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Minister	Manuela Ferreira Leite
Personal details
Born	Manuel de Castro Almeida; 28 October 1957 (age 67); São João da Madeira, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Lawyer • Politician

Manuel Castro de Almeida (born 28 October 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has been serving as Minister in Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion in the government of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro since 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Political career

Castro Almeida was Secretary of State for Regional Development in the government of Pedro Passos Coelho. Previously, he was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Social Democratic Party, Secretary of State for Education and Sports and Mayor of São João da Madeira.^[4]^[5]

With the arrival of Rui Rio as president of the Social Democratic Party, in 2018, Castro Almeida was chosen to be one of the party's vice-presidents.^[6] He resigned in July 2019.^[7]

References

^ Renascença (28 March 2024). "Castro Almeida regressa ao Governo para gerir fundos europeus - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Castro Almeida, o novo ministro Adjunto e da Coesão: o homem que venceu Pedro Nuno em S. João da Madeira volta à pasta dos fundos europeus". Expresso (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Manuel Castro Almeida ministro Adjunto e da Coesão Territorial do novo Governo". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ Portugal, Grand Union. "Manuel Castro Almeida". www.historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ Vieira, Álvaro (17 March 2018). "Castro Almeida: "As coisas não estão a correr bem"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ Gomes, João Francisco. "Vice-presidente do PSD Manuel Castro Almeida afasta-se em desacordo com Rui Rio". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[1] Renascença (28 March 2024). "Castro Almeida regressa ao Governo para gerir fundos europeus - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[2] "Castro Almeida, o novo ministro Adjunto e da Coesão: o homem que venceu Pedro Nuno em S. João da Madeira volta à pasta dos fundos europeus". Expresso (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[3] "Manuel Castro Almeida ministro Adjunto e da Coesão Territorial do novo Governo". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[4] "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[5] Portugal, Grand Union. "Manuel Castro Almeida". www.historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[6] Vieira, Álvaro (17 March 2018). "Castro Almeida: "As coisas não estão a correr bem"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[7] Gomes, João Francisco. "Vice-presidente do PSD Manuel Castro Almeida afasta-se em desacordo com Rui Rio". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.

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