Duarte Pacheco
Duarte Pacheco | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Works and Communications | |
| In office May 1938 – November 1943 | |
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Minister of Public Works and Communications | |
| In office July 1932 – January 1936 | |
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | First person to hold the post |
| Minister of Public Instruction | |
| In office April 1928 – November 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | José Vicente de Freitas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Duarte José Pacheco 19 April 1900 Loulé, Algarve, Portugal |
| Died | 15 November 1943 (aged 43) Setúbal, Portugal |
| Education | Faro Lyceum |
| Alma mater | Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon |
Duarte José Pacheco GCSE GCC (19 April 1900 — 16 November 1943) was a Portuguese engineer, minister of public works and mayor of Lisbon who made major improvements to the civil infrastructure of Portugal as a minister of the Estado Novo regime. He is considered to be one of the most notable Portuguese politicians of the 20th century.