| Teófilo Duarte | |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Idanha-a-Nova |
| Death Date: | 16 May 1958 |
| Death Place: | Lisbon |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Office: | Colonial governor of Cape Verde |
| Term Start: | 9 March 1918 |
| Term End: | 1919 |
| Predecessor: | Abel Fontoura da Costa |
| Successor: | Manuel Firmino de Almeida Maia Magalhães |
| Office2: | Colonial governor of Portuguese Timor |
| Term Start2: | 30 September 1926 |
| Term End2: | 22 December 1928 |
| Predecessor2: | Raimundo Enes Meira |
| Successor2: | Cesário Augusto de Almeida Viana |
Teófilo Duarte (6 October 1898 – 16 May 1958) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military officer and a politician. He was a supporter of the Sidonist movement and the Estado Novo.[1]
He was born on 6 October 1898 in Idanha-a-Nova, eastern Portugal. An army officer, he was governor of Cape Verde from 9 March 1918 to 1919.[2] Having participated in movements against the democratic governments, he was dismissed from the Portuguese Army in 1920, only to be reinstated after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état.[1] He was governor of Portuguese Timor from 30 September 1926 to 22 December 1928.[3] He encouraged Portuguese immigration to the colony, including political deportees.[4] Under his rule, forced labour took a rise in East Timor.[5]
He was Minister of Colonies from 4 February 1947 to 2 August 1950 under Prime Minister Salazar.[6] On 1 September 1950, he was awarded with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ.[7]