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Domingos Leite Pereira

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Prime Minister
  
Jose Relvas

President
  
Joao do Canto e Castro

Prime Minister
  
Himself

Role
  
Portuguese Politician

Party
  
Democratic Party

Resigned
  
March 8, 1920

Preceded by
  
Alfredo Magalhaes

Preceded by
  
Jose Relvas

Name
  
Domingos Pereira

Education
  
University of Coimbra

Succeeded by
  
Alfredo de Sa Cardoso

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Preceded by
  
Jose Relvas (1st time) Antonio Maria Baptista (2nd time)

Died
  
October 27, 1956, Porto, Portugal

Domingos Leite Pereira ([duˈmiɡuʃ ˈlajt(i) piˈɾajɾa]; 1882–1956) was a Portuguese politician of the Portuguese First Republic. He had degrees in theology and literature of the University of Coimbra. He helped to improve the relationships between the republic and the Catholic Church during his government.

During his life he served in many political posts:

  • President of the Municipal Chamber of Braga;
  • Deputy in the constituent assembly, for the Democratic Party;
  • President of the Chamber of Deputies;
  • Minister of Public Instruction in the government of Jose Relvas in 1919;
  • Prime Minister (President of the Ministry) for three times: from March 30 to June 29, 1919; from January 21 to March 8, 1920; and from August 1 to December 17, 1925;
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs in various governments: in those of Alvaro de Castro (from November 20 to 30, 1920), Liberato Pinto (from November 30, 1920 to March 2, 1921); Bernardino Machado (March 2 to May 23, 1921); Antonio Maria da Silva (November 30, 1922 to November 15, 1923); and, again, Alvaro de Castro (December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924).

    • After the May 28, 1926 revolution that installed the Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) that would be followed by Antonio de Oliveira Salazar's fascist Estado Novo (New State) regime, he abandoned his political life. Until the end of his life in 1956, he served as President of the insurance company Douro.

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