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{{Short description|Portuguese jurist, professor and former politician}} |
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|office1 = [[Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)|Member of the Assembly of the Republic]]<br />{{small|Elections: [[1985 Portuguese legislative election|1985]], [[1995 Portuguese legislative election|1995]]}} |
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|term_start1 = 27 October 1995 |
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|term_end1 = 24 October 1999 |
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|constituency1 = [[Braga District]] |
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|term_start2 = 4 November 1985 |
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|term_end2 = 12 August 1987 |
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|constituency2 = [[Porto District]] |
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|office3 = [[CDS – People's Party#List of leaders|President of People's Party]] |
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|term_start3 = 22 March 1992 |
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|term_end3 = 22 March 1998 |
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|predecessor3 = [[Diogo Freitas do Amaral]] |
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|successor3 = [[Paulo Portas]] |
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|office4 = [[New Democracy Party (Portugal)|President of New Democracy Party]] |
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|term_start4 = 2003 |
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|term_end4 = 2008 |
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|predecessor4 = ''Office created'' |
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|successor4 = Joel Viana |
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|birth_name = Manuel Fernando da Silva Monteiro |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|04|01}} |
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|birth_place = Anissó, [[Vieira do Minho]], [[Portugal]] |
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|party = [[CDS - People's Party]] <small>(1978-2003, 2020-present)</small> |
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|otherparty = [[New Democracy Party (Portugal)|New Democracy Party]] <small>(2003-2008)</small><br />Independent <small>(2008-2020)</small> |
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|profession = [[Jurist]]<br />[[Professor]] |
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|alma_mater = [[Catholic University of Portugal]]<br />Lusíada University |
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After winning the leadership of the conservative '''Social Democratic Center''' in [[March 1992]], he moved the party somewhat further to the right and changed its name to the '''[[People's Party (Portugal)|People's Party]]''' (PP) in [[1995]]. The renamed party won 9% of the popular vote and 15 deputies, at the [[Portuguese legislative election, 1995|legislative elections]] held on [[1 October]] [[1995]]. This represented a partial comeback for the party that had been decimated in the [[Elections in Portugal]] of [[Portuguese legislative election, 1987|1987]] and [[Portuguese legislative election, 1991|1991]]. Heavy losses in the municipal elections of [[1997]], however, led Monteiro to resign. He was replaced in [[1998]] by [[Paulo Portas]], his former friend and protégé. |
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==Early years== |
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Manuel Monteiro started his political life during his youth. He was elected president of the [[People's Youth (Portugal)|People's Youth]] (then called Centrist Youth) in 1986. |
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==Political career== |
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He was the winning candidate of the internal elections of March 1992 in the [[CDS – People's Party|Democratic and Social Centre]], moving the party from the traditional [[centrist]] base to the right. His political platform was against a [[Federal Europe]], the [[Maastricht Treaty]] and the [[Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union]]. |
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In 1995 he changed the party's name to People's Party.<ref name="PenningsLane1998">{{cite book|last1=Pennings|first1=Paul|last2=Lane|first2=Jan-Erik|title=Comparing party system change|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uez5TOcnEdAC&pg=PA212|year=1998|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-16550-1|page=212}}</ref> The renamed party won 9% of the popular vote and 15 deputies, at the [[1995 Portuguese legislative election|legislative elections]] held on 1 October 1995. This represented a partial comeback for the party that had been comprehensively defeated in the elections of [[1987 Portuguese legislative election|1987]] and [[1991 Portuguese legislative election|1991]]. Heavy losses in the local elections of 1997, however, led Monteiro to resign.,<ref name="Biezen2003">{{cite book|last=Biezen|first=Ingrid van|title=Political parties in new democracies: party organization in Southern and East-Central Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgaebAVgd4UC&pg=PA58|year=2003|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4039-0307-5|page=58}}</ref> being succeeded by [[Paulo Portas]],<ref name="Magone2003">{{cite book|last=Magone|first=José María|title=The politics of southern Europe: integration into the European Union|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KOj2BwVxczUC&pg=PA144|year=2003|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-275-97787-0|page=144}}</ref> his former friend and protégé. |
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| ⚫ | Manuel Monteiro left People's Party in 2002, following a disagreement with Paulo Portas. In June 2003 he founded the [[New Democracy Party (Portugal)|New Democracy Party]] (PND; ''Partido da Nova Democracia'' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]). This new political force never achieved major electoral successes, and Monteiro left the party leadership in November 2008, resigning from its membership two years later. Since then he has been politically inactive. |
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==Professional and academic career== |
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Manuel Monteiro is a [[licenciate]] in [[Law]] from the [[Catholic University of Portugal]]. He worked at the Portuguese Industry Confederation and [[Banco Comercial Português]]. He also taught at Tomar Polytechnical Institute and Lusíada University. In 2012 he received a [[doctorate]] degree from Lusíada University. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:People from Vieira do Minho]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Portuguese lawyers]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 17 April 2024
Manuel Monteiro | |
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| Member of the Assembly of the Republic Elections: 1985, 1995 | |
| In office 27 October 1995 – 24 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | Braga District |
| In office 4 November 1985 – 12 August 1987 | |
| Constituency | Porto District |
| President of People's Party | |
| In office 22 March 1992 – 22 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Portas |
| President of New Democracy Party | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Joel Viana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel Fernando da Silva Monteiro 1 April 1962 Anissó, Vieira do Minho, Portugal |
| Political party | CDS - People's Party (1978-2003, 2020-present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Democracy Party (2003-2008) Independent (2008-2020) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Portugal Lusíada University |
| Profession | Jurist Professor |
Manuel Fernando da Silva Monteiro (Anissó, Vieira do Minho, 1 April 1962) is a Portuguese jurist, professor and former politician.
Early years[edit]
Manuel Monteiro started his political life during his youth. He was elected president of the People's Youth (then called Centrist Youth) in 1986.
Political career[edit]
He was the winning candidate of the internal elections of March 1992 in the Democratic and Social Centre, moving the party from the traditional centrist base to the right. His political platform was against a Federal Europe, the Maastricht Treaty and the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union.
In 1995 he changed the party's name to People's Party.[1] The renamed party won 9% of the popular vote and 15 deputies, at the legislative elections held on 1 October 1995. This represented a partial comeback for the party that had been comprehensively defeated in the elections of 1987 and 1991. Heavy losses in the local elections of 1997, however, led Monteiro to resign.,[2] being succeeded by Paulo Portas,[3] his former friend and protégé.
Manuel Monteiro left People's Party in 2002, following a disagreement with Paulo Portas. In June 2003 he founded the New Democracy Party (PND; Partido da Nova Democracia in Portuguese). This new political force never achieved major electoral successes, and Monteiro left the party leadership in November 2008, resigning from its membership two years later. Since then he has been politically inactive.
Professional and academic career[edit]
Manuel Monteiro is a licenciate in Law from the Catholic University of Portugal. He worked at the Portuguese Industry Confederation and Banco Comercial Português. He also taught at Tomar Polytechnical Institute and Lusíada University. In 2012 he received a doctorate degree from Lusíada University.
References[edit]
- ^ Pennings, Paul; Lane, Jan-Erik (1998). Comparing party system change. Routledge. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-415-16550-1.
- ^ Biezen, Ingrid van (2003). Political parties in new democracies: party organization in Southern and East-Central Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-4039-0307-5.
- ^ Magone, José María (2003). The politics of southern Europe: integration into the European Union. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-275-97787-0.
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