Duarte Pacheco

Duarte Pacheco
Minister of Public Works and Communications
In office
May 1938 – November 1943
Prime MinisterAntónio de Oliveira Salazar
Minister of Public Works and Communications
In office
July 1932 – January 1936
Prime MinisterAntónio de Oliveira Salazar
Preceded byFirst person to hold the post
Minister of Public Instruction
In office
April 1928 – November 1928
Prime MinisterJosé Vicente de Freitas
Personal details
Born
Duarte José Pacheco

(1900-04-19)19 April 1900
Loulé, Algarve, Portugal
Died15 November 1943(1943-11-15) (aged 43)
Setúbal, Portugal
EducationFaro Lyceum
Alma materInstituto 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.[1]

Monument to Pacheco in Lisbon
  1. ^ "Duarte Pacheco: A Vida e a Obra". IST. Retrieved 10 December 2023.