Lucília Maria das Neves Franco Morgadinho Gago (born 26 August 1956) is a Portuguese magistrate who has served as the Attorney General of Portugal since 2018. She is a graduate in law from the University of Lisbon. She was director of the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action, between 2016 and 2017, where she worked in the section specializing in economic-financial crime, corruption and money laundering. She was a professor and coordinator of the Judicial Studies Center, between 2012 and 2016.
Lucília Gago | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Portugal | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
| Preceded by | Joana Marques Vidal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucília Maria das Neves Franco Morgadinho Gago 26 August 1956 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Biography
editA career Public Prosecutor's Magistrate, Gago graduated in law from the University of Lisbon in 1978. She joined the Judicial Studies Center in 1980, following the Public Prosecutor's Office. In 1994 she was promoted to Public Prosecutor, working in the Criminal Courts of Lisbon, in the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DIAP) in Lisbon and in the Family and Minors Court of Lisbon.[1][2]
On 20 September 2018, Gago was appointed by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, following a proposal from the Government led by Prime Minister António Costa, to the position of Attorney General of the Republic, with a term of office of 6 years.[3] She took office at the Belém Palace, before President Rebelo de Sousa, on 12 October 2018.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Proposta do Governo e Curriculum Vitae da Procuradora-Geral da República, Dra. Lucília Gago" (PDF). Presidência da República Portuguesa. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Luís Rosa (20 September 2018). "Lucilia Gago é a nova procuradora-geral da República". Observador. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Diário da República (25 September 2018). "Decreto do Presidente da República nº 70/2018".
- ^ "Presidente da República nomeia Procuradora-Geral da República". Presidência da República Portuguesa. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
