Carlos Montez Melancia

Carlos Montez Melancia (born 21 August 1927) was the Governor of Macau from 9 July 1987 to 23 April 1991.[1] He was born in Alpiarça, Santarém District, Portugal in 1927.[2] In 1991, his alleged corruption affairs were published in the media. He was subsequently indicted for suspected bribe taking by the Prosecutor General of the Republic, thus causing him to resign from the post in that year. Melancia was later acquitted and found innocent of all charges by the Portuguese Supreme Court in 2002. He also served as Minister of Industry and Technology (1976-1978) and Minister of the Sea. (1983-1985)[3][4]

Carlos Montez Melancia
137th Governor of Macau
In office
9 July 1987 – 22 April 1991
Preceded byJoaquim Pinto Correia
Succeeded byVasco Rocha Vieira
Personal details
Born (1927-08-21) 21 August 1927
Alpiarça, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese文禮治
Simplified Chinese文礼治

See also

References
  1. List of Governors of Macau
  2. Date of Birth
  3. The High Commission against Corruption and Administrative Illegality – the Anti-Corruption Agency of Macau Archived August 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. (in Chinese)"The life of seven ex-Governors of Macau in Portugal". (April 30, 2007). Macau Daily News.


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