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.

His Excellency Manuel da Costa Andrade GOIH
President of the Constitutional Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 July 2016
Preceded by	Joaquim Sousa Ribeiro
Councilor of State
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 September 2016
President	Marcelo 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
Constituency	Bragança (1976–1980) Coimbra (1980–1995)
Member of the Constituent Assembly Election: 1975
In office 2 June 1975 – 2 April 1976
Constituency	Bragança
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-08) 8 October 1944 Carção, Vimioso, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Profession	Jurist 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]