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President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira

President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira

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The president of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira is the speaker of the regional parliament of this autonomous region of Portugal.

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The position was created in 1976 after the newly enacted Constitution of Portugal, which followed the 1974 Revolution, granted legislative autonomy to the Azores and Madeira archipelagoes, thus establishing the Portuguese Autonomous Regions and the respective governing bodies. It is analogous to the position of president of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores and both are equally 14th in the Portuguese order of precedence, being this the highest ranking position of any regional governing body.[1]

Following the first Madeiran regional elections the same year, which resulted in the Democratic Peoples' Party (now Social Democratic Party) having the majority of members of parliament, Emanuel Nascimento dos Santos Rodrigues was elected the first president of the Legislative Assembly. The position has since been held by members of the same party, which has never lost its majority. The current President is José Manuel Rodrigues, who is a member of the Assembly since 1996.

Two of the presidents were physicians (Nélio and Miguel Mendonça) and the other two were/are lawyers (Rodrigues and Tranquada Gomes) before taking office.

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The colors indicate the political affiliation of each president.[2][3]

  Social Democratic
  CDS – People's Party
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References and footnotes

  1. [1]
    "Lei das Precedências do Protocolo do Estado Português" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Presidentes Anteriores". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Presidente – Nota Biográfica". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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