Júlio Castro Caldas

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Júlio Castro Caldas
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Minister of National Defence
In office
25 October 1999 – 3 July 2001
Preceded byJaime Gama
Succeeded by [pt]
Personal details
Born(1943-11-19)19 November 1943
Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
Died4 January 2020(2020-01-04) (aged 76)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Professionlawyer

Júlio de Lemos de Castro Caldas (19 November 1943 – 4 January 2020) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.

Legal career[]

Castro Caldas was born on 19 November 1943, and raised in Arcos de Valdevez.[1] He graduated from the  [pt] of the University of Lisbon, and cofounded the CLA law firm alongside Correia Lopes and Mendes de Almeida.[2] Castro Caldas was a founding member of the  [pt], as well as the Portuguese Society of Arbitration.[3] He led the Portuguese Bar Association as president from 1993 to 1999, serving two terms.[4]

Political career[]

Castro Caldas was elected to the Assembly of the Republic from Viana do Castelo District in 1980 and served until 1983, as a member of the Social Democratic Party. He then served as Minister of National Defence between 1999 and 2001. In November 2001, he began serving on the  [pt]. Castro Caldas stepped down from the position in 2012.[5][6] He died on 4 January 2020, aged 76, after seeking medical treatment for a stroke at the CUF Infante Santo Hospital in Lisbon.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Aleixo, Mario (4 January 2020). "Morreu o antigo ministro da Defesa Júlio Castro Caldas" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Morreu Júlio Castro Caldas, advogado e ex-ministro da Defesa de Guterres". Expresso (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. ^ "MORREU JÚLIO CASTRO CALDAS, ANTIGO MINISTRO DA DEFESA". A Bola (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Morreu Castro Caldas, antigo ministro do governo de Guterres". Sapo (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Morreu Júlio Castro Caldas, ministro do Governo de Guterres e ex-bastonário da Ordem dos Advogados". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Morreu o antigo ministro da Defesa Júlio Castro Caldas". Sapo (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Morreu o ex-ministro e bastonário dos advogados Júlio Castro Caldas". Dario de Noticas (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ Sapage, Sonia (4 January 2020). "Morreu Castro Caldas, antigo ministro de Guterres". Publico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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