Álvaro de Castro

Álvaro de Castro
Minister for Justice
In office 9 January 1913 – 9 February 1914
Prime Minister	Afonso Costa
Preceded by	Francisco Correia de Lemos
Succeeded by	Manuel Monteiro
Minister for Finance
In office 12 December 1914 – 5 January 1915
Prime Minister	Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Preceded by	António dos Santos Lucas
Succeeded by	Joaquim Pimenta de Castro (interim) Herculano Jorge Galhardo (effective)
Minister for the Colonies
In office 3 January 1920 – 15 January 1920 – 15 January 1920 – 21 January 1920
Prime Minister	Alfredo de Sá Cardoso
Preceded by	Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
Succeeded by	José Barbosa
78th Prime Minister of Portugal (24th of the Republic)
In office 20 November 1920 – 30 November 1920
President	António José de Almeida
Preceded by	António Granjo
Succeeded by	Liberato Pinto
Minister for Interior
In office 20 November 1920 – 30 November 1920
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Felisberto Alves Pedrosa
Succeeded by	Liberato Pinto
Minister for War
In office 20 November 1920 – 23 May 1921
Prime Minister	Himself (20 November 1920 – 30 November 1920) Liberato Pinto (30 November 1920 – 2 March 1921) Bernardino Machado (2 March 1921 – 23 May 1921)
Preceded by	Hélder Ribeiro
Succeeded by	Alberto Carlos da Silveira
88th Prime Minister of Portugal (34th of the Republic)
In office 18 December 1923 – 6 July 1924
President	Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Preceded by	António Ginestal Machado
Succeeded by	Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
Minister for Finance
In office 18 December 1923 – 6 July 1924
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Francisco Cunha Leal
Succeeded by	Daniel José Rodrigues
Personal details
Born	9 November 1878 Guarda, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	29 June 1928 (aged 49) Coimbra, Portuguese Republic
Political party	Republican Liberal Party later Reconstitution Party, and Nationalist Republican Party.
Spouse(s)	Maria Rosa de Meireles Garrido
Occupation	Lawyer and columnist

Álvaro Xavier de Castro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaɫvɐɾu ʃɐviˈɛɾ dɨ ˈkaʃtɾu]) was Prime Minister of Portugal from 20 November to 30 November 1920 and from 18 December 1923 to 6 July 1924.

Early career

He was born in Guarda, on 9 November 1878. He was part of the Constitutional junta that governed Portugal in 1915. He later served as Governor-General of Mozambique between 1915 and 1918. He was a prominent participant in the attempted coup of January 11, 1919 which took place after the assassination of Sidónio Pais.

Later career

He co-founded the National Reconstitution Republican Party. He was appointed Prime Minister, during a brief period (from 20 November to 30 November 1920). He was replaced by Liberato Pinto, an army officer.

He then joined a new party, the Nationalist Republican Party. He again became Prime Minister of Portugal, from 18 December 1923 to 6 July 1924. He died in Coimbra on 29 June 1928.

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