Basílio Horta (politician)

Basílio Adolfo de Mendonça Horta da Franca (born 16 November 1943) is a Portuguese jurist and politician, being the current mayor of Sintra, since 2013.[1][2]

Basílio Horta
Basílio Horta in 2010
Mayor of Sintra
Assumed office
29 September 2013
Preceded byFernando Seara [pt]
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
20 June 2011 – 28 September 2013
ConstituencyLeiria
In office
25 October 1999 – 5 April 2002
ConstituencyViseu (1999–2002)
Porto (2002)
In office
19 July 1987 – 6 October 1991
ConstituencyPorto
In office
25 April 1983 – 6 October 1985
ConstituencyBraga
In office
2 June 1975 – 5 October 1980
ConstituencyLisbon (1975–1976)
Braga (1976–1980)
Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries
In office
3 January 1980 – 9 June 1983
Prime MinisterFrancisco Sá Carneiro
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded byAcácio Pereira Magro
Succeeded byManuel Soares Costa (Agriculture)
Álvaro Barreto (Commerce)
Carlos Melancia (Fisheries)
Minister of Commerce and Tourism
In office
23 January 1978 – 29 August 1978
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Preceded byCarlos Mota Pinto
Succeeded byPedro Pires de Miranda [pt]
Member of the Council of State
In office
20 January 1983 – 30 May 1985
Appointed byAssembly of the Republic
PresidentAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Ambassador of Portugal to OECD
In office
6 April 2002 – 1 October 2007
Personal details
Born
Basílio Adolfo de Mendonça Horta da Franca

(1943-11-16) 16 November 1943 (age 80)
Tábua, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations
National Union (1969–1974)
CDS – People's Party (1974–1994; 1999–2007)
Independent (1994–1999; 2007–2009)
Children2
EducationColégio Militar
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationJurist • politician
AwardsOrder of Prince Henry

He held the positions of member of the Assembly of the Republic, Minister of Commerce and Tourism, Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries, Member of the Council of State, and Ambassador to the OECD.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  2. ^ "Basílio Horta".
  3. ^ "Basílio Horta personal biographic note".
  4. ^ "Da União Nacional ao Partido Socialista". delitodeopiniao.blogs.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-08.