| Francisco de Oliveira Dias | |
| President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Leiria, Portugal |
| Death Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Party: | CDS – People's Party |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Birth Name: | Francisco Manuel Lopes Vieira de Oliveira Dias[1] [2] |
| Preceded: | Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida |
| Succeeded: | Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida |
Francisco Manuel Lopes Vieira de Oliveira Dias (17 February 1930 – 14 January 2019) was a Portuguese politician.
He was son of Francisco António do Amaral Dias, a Medical Doctor, and wife Maria Isabel Charters Lopes Vieira da Câmara de Oliveira (born 1904), of English descent, related to the 1st Viscounts of São Sebastião.[3]
He was a collaborator of the Founders of then Democratic and Social Center (CDS), and occupied many offices in this Party.
In 1974 he was elected a Deputy to the Constituent Assembly and in 1976 to the Assembly of the Republic, where he was successively elected until 1983.
He was the 4th President of the Assembly of the Republic between 22 October 1981 and 2 November 1982, during which he was also a Member of the Portuguese Council of State.
He was also a Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council and of its Commission of Education and Culture.
He died on 14 January 2019, aged 88.[4]
He married Maria das Mercês Coelho da Silva Gil, daughter of Adelino da Silva Gil (Figueira da Foz, Alhadas, 27 October 1885 - Lisboa, 25 June 1935) and wife Deolinda Duarte Coelho (Vouzela, Vouzela, 1 March 1887 - Lisbon, 26 September 1955), and had eleven children: