João Bosco Mota Amaral

João Bosco Soares da Mota Amaral (born Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, 15 April 1943), is a Portuguese politician.

Career

He graduated as a Licentiate and earned a Master's degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and is a Doctorate honoris causa in Economic Sciences from the University of the Azores.

He integrated the Liberal Wing, leaded by Francisco Sá Carneiro, and was elected a Deputy to the National Assembly in 1969.

He was one of the Founders of the then Popular Democratic Party (PPD) in May 1974, a month after the Carnation Revolution, together with Francisco Sá Carneiro, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Joaquim Magalhães Mota, Carlos Mota Pinto, Alberto João Jardim, António Barbosa de Melo and António Marques Mendes, being responsible for the Foundation of the branch of Azores, becoming a Deputy to the Constituint Assembly and to the Assembly of the Republic in all legislatures.

He was the 1st President of the Regional Government of Azores from 1976 to 1995.

He was the Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic in the 7th and the 8th Legislatures (30 October 1995 - 4 April 2002), also being a Member of the Delegations of the Assembly of the Republic to the Parliamentary Assemblies of the Council of Europe and the Western European Union in the same Legislatures, reintegrating them into the 10th, and finally the 11th President of the Assembly of the Republic in the 9th Legislature (9 April 2002 - 9 March 2005).

He was also a Member of the Portuguese Council of State from 1982 to 1995 as the President of the Regional Government of Azores and from 2001 to 9 March 2005 as the President of the Assembly of the Republic.

Family

He is unmarried and has no issue.http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=621403

References

• Os Presidentes do Parlamento (Presidents of the Portuguese Parliament), Assembly of the Republic

Category: 1943 births Category: Living people Category: Portuguese politicians

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