Lucília Gago Explained

Lucília Gago
Birth Name:Lucília Maria das Neves Franco Morgadinho Gago
Birth Date:26 August 1956
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Alma Mater:University of Lisbon
Office1:Attorney General of Portugal
Termstart1:12 October 2018
Predecessor1:Joana Marques Vidal
Appointer1:Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Lucília Maria das Neves Franco Morgadinho Gago (born 26 August 1956) is a Portuguese magistrate who has served as the Attorney General of Portugal since 2018. She is a graduate in law from the University of Lisbon. She was director of the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action, between 2016 and 2017, where she worked in the section specializing in economic-financial crime, corruption and money laundering. She was a professor and coordinator of the Judicial Studies Center, between 2012 and 2016.

Biography

A career Public Prosecutor's Magistrate, Gago graduated in law from the University of Lisbon in 1978. She joined the Judicial Studies Center in 1980, following the Public Prosecutor's Office. In 1994 she was promoted to Public Prosecutor, working in the Criminal Courts of Lisbon, in the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DIAP) in Lisbon and in the Family and Minors Court of Lisbon.[1] [2]

On 20 September 2018, Gago was appointed by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, following a proposal from the Government led by Prime Minister António Costa, to the position of Attorney General of the Republic, with a term of office of 6 years.[3] She took office at the Belém Palace, before President Rebelo de Sousa, on 12 October 2018.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Proposta do Governo e Curriculum Vitae da Procuradora-Geral da República, Dra. Lucília Gago . Presidência da República Portuguesa . 20 September 2018 . 20 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Lucilia Gago é a nova procuradora-geral da República . Observador . Luís Rosa . 20 September 2018 . 20 September 2018.
  3. Web site: https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/116491193. Decreto do Presidente da República nº 70/2018. Diário da República. 25 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Presidente da República nomeia Procuradora-Geral da República . Presidência da República Portuguesa . 20 September 2018 . 20 September 2018.