José de Castro

José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro (Valhelhas, 7 April 1868 – 31 July 1929; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ dɨ ˈkaʃtɾu], was a Portuguese lawyer, journalist and politician. He graduated in Law at the University of Coimbra, and was a lawyer in Lisbon and Guarda. A member of freemasonry, he was originally a monarchist and a member of the liberal Progressive Party, but he joined the Portuguese Republican Party, in 1881. He was the main redactor of the newspaper O Districto da Guarda, since its foundation in 1878, and the founder of the first republican newspaper of the province, O Povo Português, in 1882. During the Portuguese First Republic, he remained in the Republican Party. He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), after the failed attempt of general Joaquim Pimenta de Castro to rule without the parliament, and was in office, from 17 May to 29 November 1915.

José de Castro
Minister for Instruction
In office 15 May 1915 – 17 May 1915
Prime Minister	João Chagas
Preceded by	Manuel Goulart de Medeiros
Succeeded by	Sebastião de Magalhães Lima
63rd Prime Minister of Portugal (9th of the Republic)
In office 17 May 1915 1 – 29 November 1915
President	Manuel de Arriaga (17–25 May 1915) Teófilo Braga (29 May – 5 October 1915) Bernardino Machado (5 October – 29 November 1915)
Preceded by	Joaquim Pimenta de Castro (last Prime Minister) Constitutional Junta composed of: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Álvaro de Castro João Chagas (did not take office)
Succeeded by	Afonso Costa
Minister for Internal Affairs
In office 17 May 1915 1 – 19 June 1915
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	João Chagas (did not take office) Pedro Gomes Teixeira (de facto)
Succeeded by	José Augusto Ferreira da Silva
Minister for War
In office 17 May 1915 – 22 July 1915
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Basílio Teles (did not take office) Joaquim Pimenta de Castro (de facto)
Succeeded by	José Norton de Matos
Minister for the Navy
In office 17 May 1915 – 22 June 1915
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Francisco José Fernandes Costa
Succeeded by	N/A
Minister for Instruction (interim)
In office 14 June 1915 – 19 June 1915
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Sebastião de Magalhães Lima
Succeeded by	João Lopes da Silva Martins Júnior
Personal details
Born	(1868-04-07)7 April 1868 Valhelhas, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	31 July 1929(1929-07-31) (aged 61) Lisbon, Portuguese Republic
Political party	Portuguese Republican Party (later Independent)
Spouse(s)	Maria Benedita de Castro Pignatelli
Children	Álvaro de Castro
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Lawyer, journalist, newspaper editor
1 From 17 to 29 May 1915 with interim status.