Alfredo Bruto da Costa

Not to be confused with Alfredo Nobre da Costa.
Alfredo Bruto da Costa
Born5 August 1938 (1938-08-05)
Margão, Goa, Índia Portuguesa, Portugal
Died11 November 2016 (2016-11-12) (aged 78)
Lisboa, Portugal
NationalityPortuguês
OccupationPolitician

Alfredo Bruto da Costa (5 August 1938 – 11 November 2016) was a Portuguese politician. He served as Minister for Health and Social Welfare in the Government of Prime Minister Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo 1979–80.[1][2] From 2008, he served as president of the Portuguese Economic and Social Council.[3][4] He was President of National Commission for Justice and Peace from 2008 to 2014 and a member of the Council of State between September 2014 and January 2016.[5]

  1. ^ Manuel, Paul Christopher (1996). The challenges of democratic consolidation in Portugal: political, economic, and military issues, 1976-1991. Praeger (Greenwood Publishing Group). p. 39. ISBN 978-0-275-94849-8.
  2. ^ "Composição, V Governo Constitucional" (in Portuguese). Governo da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Speakers Bios & Abstracts – Alfredo Bruto da Costa". Citizenship in an Enlarged Europe: the Contribution of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. International Centre on Economic Social and Cultural Rights. 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Pensão de reforma é insuficiente para a pessoa não ser pobre". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Morreu Bruto da Costa, o político para quem se devia dar aos pobres o peixe e a cana". publico.pt. Retrieved 21 November 2016.