Álvaro António Magalhães Ferrão de Castello-Branco (born 16 April 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic between 1999 and 2009, and again between 2015 and 2019, for the CDS – People's Party.[1][2]
Álvaro Castello-Branco | |
|---|---|
| Adjunct Secretary of State and of National Defence | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Luís Montenegro |
| Minister | Nuno Melo |
| Vice President of the CDS – People's Party | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2022 | |
| President | Nuno Melo |
| Preceded by | Filipe Lobo d'Ávila |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 23 October 2015 – 24 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| In office 25 October 1995 – 9 October 2005 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Deputy Mayor of Porto | |
| In office 9 October 2005 – 24 January 2012 | |
| President | Rui Rio |
| President of the CDS – People's Party of Porto | |
| In office 14 July 1998 – 17 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Antonino de Sousa |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Barbosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro António Magalhães Ferrão de Castello-Branco 16 April 1961 Bomfim, Porto, Portugal |
| Political party | CDS – People's Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Portugal |
| Occupation | Lawyer • politician |
He is currently the vice President of CDS/PP party since 2022. He was President of CDS/PP of the Porto District and also Deputy Mayor of Porto, between 2005 and 2012.[3][4][5][6]
In January 2024, he was announced as sixteenth place on the Party lists for the 2024 Portuguese legislative election, of Democratic Alliance's Porto list for the 2024 Portuguese legislative election, but wasn't elected.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Registo de Interesses". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "orgaosnacionais". www.cds.pt. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Álvaro António Magalhães Ferrão de Castello-Branco". pagfam.geneall.net. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ PÚBLICO, Lusa (2012-01-24). "Câmara do Porto aprova suspensão de mandato de Álvaro Castello-Branco". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "JP pode ter alternativa". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Lusa (2024-01-25). "CDS indica Álvaro Castello-Branco e Isabel Galriça Neto para listas do Porto e Lisboa". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "CDS-PP procura nomes para o "e se corre bem?"". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.