Manuel da Costa Andrade

Manuel da Costa Andrade GOIH (born 8 October 1944) is a Portuguese judge serving as President of the Constitutional Court since 2016 and ex officio Councilor of State. He is a Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra.


Manuel da Costa Andrade

President of the Constitutional Court
Assumed office
27 July 2016
Preceded byJoaquim Sousa Ribeiro
Councilor of State
Assumed office
29 September 2016
PresidentMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Elections: 1976, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991
In office
3 June 1976  26 October 1995
ConstituencyBragança (1976–1980)
Coimbra (1980–1995)
Member of the Constituent Assembly
Election: 1975
In office
2 June 1975  2 April 1976
ConstituencyBragança
Personal details
Born (1944-10-08) 8 October 1944
Carção, Vimioso, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
ProfessionJurist
Professor

Manuel da Costa Andrade obtained his law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in 1970, pursuing a career in academica. He concluded his Doctorate in Criminal Law Science (Ciências Jurídico-Criminais) in 1990, having taught and published several works on the subject of criminal law, criminal procedure, and criminology.

Costa Andrade served as a member of the Constituent Assembly, the parliament convened in 1975–76 for the purpose of drafting a constitution for the Third Portuguese Republic, following the Carnation Revolution. Affiliated with the Social Democratic Party, he went on to serve as a Member of the Assembly of the Republic from 1976 to 1995.[1]

On 20 July 2016, he was elected Justice of the Constitutional Court by the Assembly of the Republic. On 22 July, he was elected by his peers, 7th President of the Constitutional Court. By virtue of his office, he became a Councilor of State, sworn in at Belém Palace on 29 September 2016.[2]

Distinctions

National orders

References

  1. "Biografia: Costa Andrade (PSD)". Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "Presidente da República deu posse a novo membro do Conselho de Estado". Presidency of the Republic (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 2 November 2019.


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