Miguel Albuquerque

Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque (born 4 May 1961) is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the current President of the Regional Government of Madeira. He took office as leader of the PSD of Madeira on 10 January 2015.[2] He is a former mayor (presidente da Câmara in Portuguese) of Funchal, Madeira. Albuquerque likes gardening, growing many types of roses in his Duchess of Braganza Rose Garden.[3][4]

Miguel Albuquerque
President of the Regional Government of Madeira
Assumed office
20 April 2015
Vice PresidentPedro Calado
Preceded byAlberto João Jardim
President of the Madeira section of the Social Democratic Party
Assumed office
10 January 2015
Preceded byAlberto João Jardim
Mayor of Funchal
In office
1 September 1994 – 21 October 2013
DeputyBruno Pereira
Preceded byVirgílio Pereira
Succeeded byPaulo Cafôfo
Personal details
Born
Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque

(1961-05-04) 4 May 1961
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Political partySocial Democratic
Spouse(s)Elisabete de Albuquerque (1994–2008)
Sofia Fernandes (2009–)[1]
Children6
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon

As Mayor of Funchal

As a mayor he signed an agreement to twinning of the city of Funchal and Gibraltar on 13 May 2009 by the then mayor of Gibraltar Solomon Levy, who had been an Evacuee during the Evacuation of the Gibraltarian civilian population during World War II from Gibraltar to Madeira. Levy then had a meeting with the then President of Madeira Alberto João Jardim.

In April 2012 Miguel opened a road in St Helier, Jersey, which was named Rue de Funchal, after his native city.[5]

Presidential Election

In the 29 March 2015 regional elections Albuquerque's centre right party PSD have held on to power after an overall majority with 44.4% of the votes and winning 24 seats in the regional parliament. It was the 11th time in a row the PSD has won an absolute majority in Madeira.

Background into the Election

This election was the first in which PSD's former leader and president of the region,

References
  1. "MIGUEL DE ALBUQUERQUE FELIZ AO LADO DA NOVA NAMORADA, SOFIA FERNANDES". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. Jorge, Freitas Sousa (10 January 2015). "Albuquerque já tomou posse". Diário de Notícias (Madeira). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. "'Roses Grow on You', says the Mayor of Funchal". Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  4. "Há rosas que sobrevivem na Madeira. As do jardim de Miguel Albuquerque". Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  5. "St Helier 'twinned' with Madeiran capital Funchal". Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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