Manuel Castro Almeida

Manuel Castro Almeida
Castro Almeida in 2024
Minister of Economy and of Territorial Cohesion
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 June 2025
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byPedro Reis (as Minister of Economy)
Himself (as Minister Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion)
Minister Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion
In office
2 April 2024 – 5 June 2025
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byAna Catarina Mendes (as Minister Adjunct)
Ana Abrunhosa (as Minister for Territorial Cohesion)
Succeeded byGonçalo Saraiva Matias (as Minister Adjunct and for State Reform)
Himself (as Minister of Economy and for Territorial Cohesion)
Secretary of State for Regional Development
In office
13 April 2013 – 30 October 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
MinisterMiguel Poiares Maduro
Mayor of São João da Madeira
In office
16 December 2001 – 12 April 2013
Preceded byManuel Cambra
Succeeded byRicardo Figueiredo
Secretary of State for Education and Sports
In office
7 December 1993 – 28 October 1995
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
MinisterManuela Ferreira Leite
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
6 October 1991 – 15 December 2001
ConstituencyAveiro
Personal details
BornManuel Castro Almeida
(1957-10-28) 28 October 1957 (age 68)
São João da Madeira, Portugal
PartySocial Democratic Party
EducationUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationLawyer • Politician

Manuel Castro Almeida (born 28 October 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has been serving as Minister in Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion in the government of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro since 2024.

Political career

Castro Almeida was Secretary of State for Regional Development in the government of Pedro Passos Coelho. Previously, he was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Social Democratic Party, Secretary of State for Education and Sports and Mayor of São João da Madeira.

With the arrival of Rui Rio as president of the Social Democratic Party in 2018, Castro Almeida was chosen to be one of the party's vice-presidents. He resigned in July 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "Castro Almeida regressa ao Governo para gerir fundos europeus". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Castro Almeida, o novo ministro Adjunto e da Coesão: o homem que venceu Pedro Nuno em S. João da Madeira volta à pasta dos fundos europeus". Expresso (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Manuel Castro Almeida ministro Adjunto e da Coesão Territorial do novo Governo". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Manuel Castro Almeida". Historico Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Vieira, Álvaro (17 March 2018). "Castro Almeida: "As coisas não estão a correr bem"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Gomes, João Francisco. "Vice-presidente do PSD Manuel Castro Almeida afasta-se em desacordo com Rui Rio". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.