Almerindo Marques Explained

Almerindo Marques
Birth Name:Almerindo da Silva Marques
Birth Date:20 December 1939
Birth Place:Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
Death Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality:Portuguese
Party:PS
Office:Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Term Start:1983
Term End:1985
Constituency:Leiria

Almerindo da Silva Marques (20 December 1939 – 1 December 2021) was a Portuguese businessman and politician.[1]

Biography

Marques earned a licenciate degree in Economy and Finance from the in 1969. In the 1970s, he became Secretary-General of the Banco da Agricultura, and simultaneously joined the Socialist Party following the collapse of the Estado Novo. From 1983 to 1985, he served in Leiria in the Assembly of the Republic.[2] He subsequently resumed his professional career, joining Banco Espírito Santo.[3]

Marques became founding President of the, serving until 1986. He then served on the board of directors of Banco Fonsecas & Burnay from 1986 to 1989 and subsequently was Portugal's regional director for Barclays. He was Director of Caixa Geral de Depósitos from 1998 to 2002 and Director of Banco Nacional Ultramarino from 1999 to 2002.

In 2002, Marques resigned from Caixa Geral de Depósitos over a disagreement with its President, .[4] That year, he was appointed President of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. He was responsible for carrying out a financial restructuring of the company. He was then appointed President of Infraestruturas de Portugal in 2007, a position from which he resigned in 2011.[5] He then became President of .[6]

Almerindo Marques died in Lisbon on 1 December 2021 at the age of 81.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1 December 2021. Morreu Almerindo Marques, antigo presidente da RTP e da Estradas de Portugal. Portuguese. Diário de Notícias. 6 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Almerindo da Silva Marques. Assembleia da República. Portuguese.
  3. News: Ferreira. Cristina. 10 May 2002. Almerindo Marques, um socialista de longa data. Portuguese. Público. 6 December 2021.
  4. News: 22 February 2019. Almerindo Marques: Sampaio e Constâncio ignoraram alertas sobre a Caixa em 2002. Portuguese. Jornal de Negócios. 6 December 2021.
  5. News: Rosa. Luís. 29 May 2011. Almerindo Marques vai liderar construtora que trabalhava com a EP. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110531025900/http://sol.sapo.pt/inicio/Economia/Interior.aspx?content_id=20421. 31 May 2011. Portuguese. SAPO. 6 December 2021.
  6. News: Alves. Filipe. 25 February 2015. Almerindo Marques compra Opway ao GES. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917094149/http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/almerindo-marques-compra-opway-ao-ges_212697.html. 17 September 2016. Portuguese. SAPO. 6 December 2021.
  7. News: 1 December 2021. Morreu Almerindo Marques, gestor e ex-presidente da RTP. Portuguese. SAPO. 6 December 2021.