Domingos Pereira

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Domingos Pereira
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Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
1 August 1925 – 17 December 1925
PresidentManuel Teixeira Gomes
Preceded byAntónio Maria da Silva
Succeeded byAntónio Maria da Silva
In office
21 January 1920 – 8 March 1920
PresidentAntónio José de Almeida
Preceded byAlfredo de Sá Cardoso
Succeeded byAntónio Maria Baptista
In office
30 March 1919 – 29 June 1919
PresidentJoão do Canto e Castro
Preceded byJosé Relvas
Succeeded byAlfredo de Sá Cardoso
Personal details
Born(1882-09-19)19 September 1882
Braga, Portugal
Died27 October 1956(1956-10-27) (aged 74)
Porto, Portugal
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra

Domingos Leite Pereira (Portuguese: [duˈmĩɡuʃ ˈlɐjt(ɨ) pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]; 19 September 1882 – 27 October 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 José 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 Álvaro 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); António Maria da Silva (November 30, 1922 to November 15, 1923); and, again, Álvaro 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 António 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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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Ministry)

1919
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Ministry)

1920
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Ministry)

1925
Succeeded by
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