Marcelo Caetano | |
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| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 27 September 1968 – 25 April 1974 | |
| President | Américo Tomás |
| Preceded by | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Succeeded by | National Salvation Junta |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Acting 6 October 1969 – 15 January 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Alberto Franco Nogueira |
| Succeeded by | Rui Patrício |
| Acting 29 May 1957 – 27 June 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Acting 23 December 1956 – 11 February 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Rector of the University of Lisbon | |
| In office 20 January 1959 – 12 April 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Hugo Duarte de Lemos |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Minister of Communications | |
| Acting 4 January 1956 – 1 February 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Manuel Gomes de Araújo |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Gomes de Araújo |
| Minister of the Presidency | |
| In office 7 July 1955 – 14 August 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | João Pinto da Costa Leite |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Teotónio Pereira |
| President of the Corporative Chamber | |
| In office 25 November 1949 – 7 July 1955 | |
| Preceded by | José Gabriel Pinto Coelho |
| Succeeded by | João Pinto da Costa Leite |
| Minister of the Colonies | |
| In office 6 September 1944 – 4 February 1947 | |
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Francisco Vieira Machado |
| Succeeded by | Teófilo Duarte |
| National Commissioner of the Portuguese Youth | |
| In office 16 August 1940 – 6 September 1944 | |
| Appointed by | António Carneiro Pacheco |
| Preceded by | Francisco José Nobre Guedes |
| Succeeded by | José Porto Soares Franco |
| Member of the Corporative Chamber | |
| In office 25 November 1949 – 7 July 1955 | |
| Section | President of the Presidium |
| In office 24 November 1942 – 26 November 1945 | |
| Section | Policy and administration |
| In office 10 January 1935 – 25 November 1938 | |
| Section | Credit and insurance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcello José das Neves Alves Caetano 17 August 1906 Graça, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 26 October 1980 (aged 74) Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Resting place | São João Batista Cemetery, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | National Union |
| Spouse |
Teresa Teixeira de Queirós de Barros
(m. 1930; died 1971) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Camões Secondary School |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
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Marcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano GCC GCSE GCTE[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈsɛlu kɐiˈtɐnu]; 17 August 1906 – 26 October 1980) was a Portuguese politician and scholar. He was the second and last leader of the Estado Novo after succeeding António de Oliveira Salazar. He served as prime minister from 1968 to 1974, when he was overthrown during the Carnation Revolution.