| Manuel Castro Almeida | |
| Office1: | Minister Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion |
| Term Start1: | 2 April 2024 |
| Term Start2: | 13 April 2013 |
| Term End2: | 30 October 2015 |
| Birth Name: | Manuel de Castro Almeida |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1957 |
| Birth Place: | São João da Madeira, Portugal |
| Party: | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma Mater: | University of Coimbra |
| Predecessor1: | Ana Catarina Mendes (Minister Adjunct) Ana Abrunhosa (Minister for Territorial Cohesion) |
| Occupation: | Lawyer • Politician |
| Primeminister1: | Luís Montenegro |
| Office2: | Secretary of State for Regional Development |
| Minister2: | Miguel Poiares Maduro |
| Primeminister2: | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Office3: | Mayor of São João da Madeira |
| Term Start3: | 16 December 2001 |
| Term End3: | 12 April 2013 |
| Predecessor3: | Manuel Cambra |
| Successor3: | Ricardo Figueiredo |
| Term Start4: | 6 October 1991 |
| Term End4: | 15 December 2001 |
| Constituency4: | Aveiro |
| Office5: | Secretary of State for Education and Sports |
| Term Start5: | 7 December 1993 |
| Term End5: | 28 October 1995 |
| Primeminister5: | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Minister5: | Manuela Ferreira Leite |
Manuel Castro de Almeida (born 28 October 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has been serving as Minister in Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion in the government of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro since 2024.[1] [2] [3]
Castro Almeida was Secretary of State for Regional Development in the government of Pedro Passos Coelho. Previously, he was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Social Democratic Party, Secretary of State for Education and Sports and Mayor of São João da Madeira.[4] [5]
With the arrival of Rui Rio as president of the Social Democratic Party, in 2018, Castro Almeida was chosen to be one of the party's vice-presidents.[6] He resigned in July 2019.[7]