Henrique de Barros

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Henrique Teixeira de Queirós de Barros (7 October 1904, in Coimbra – 21 August 2000) was a Portuguese politician.

Background

Henrique was the son of João de Barros and his wife Raquel Teixeira de Queirós, and a paternal grandson of the 1st Viscount of Marinha Grande, of whom he was the representative. He was also a brother-in-law of Marcelo Caetano, the Prime Minister of Portugal during the final years of the Dictatorship.[1]

Career

Henrique was a

pedagogue
and an Investigator.

In opposition to the dictatorial regime of

President from 3 June 1975 to 2 April 1976. With this, his name got permanently connected with the Constitution of Portugal
of 1976.

He then served as minister of state of the First Constitutional Government and a member of the

Portuguese Council of State
.

In 1981 he disconnected from PS and, from 1985, he started collaborating with the

Democratic Renovator Party
(PRD).

Family

He married Luísa de Morais Sarmento, from an ancient noble family of

Trás os Montes e Alto Douro
, without issue.

References

  1. ^ "Henrique Queirós de Barros, * 1904". Geneall.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  • Os Presidentes do Parlamento (Presidents of the Portuguese Parliament), Assembly of the Republic