Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro

Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro (Ponta Delgada, Azores, 7 November 1849 – Lisbon, 1 August 1907) was a Portuguese politician, statesman, and nobleman from the Azores, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal three times, during King Carlos I's reign.

Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
Portrait by Octávio Bobone, c. 1907
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
19 March 1906 – 19 May 1906
MonarchCarlos
Preceded byJosé Luciano de Castro
Succeeded byJoão Franco
In office
26 July 1900 – 20 October 1904
MonarchCarlos
Preceded byJosé Luciano de Castro
Succeeded byJosé Luciano de Castro
In office
22 February 1893 – 5 February 1897
MonarchCarlos
Preceded byJosé Dias Ferreira
Succeeded byJosé Luciano de Castro
Personal details
Born(1849-11-07)7 November 1849
Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal
Died1 August 1907(1907-08-01) (aged 57)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyRegenerator Party
SpouseJoana Rebelo de Chaves
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationLawyer
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A member of the Regenerator Party, Hintze Ribeiro's reforms in forestry, pharmacy, and autonomy for insular Portugal are the basis of these fields' policies today.

Career

He was a prominent parliamentarian and Peer of the Realm, Attorney-General of the Crown, Minister of Public Works, of Finance and Foreign Affairs as well as uncontested leader of the Regenerator Party, holding the position of President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) thrice (22 February 1893 – 5 February 1897, 26 July 1900 – 20 October 1904 and 19 March 1906 – 19 May 1906).

He was one of the dominant politicians of the final part of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy, occupying the post of Prime Minister longer than any other in his time. He was responsible for important reforms - some of which are still valid - such as the insular autonomy for the Azores and Madeira islands (1895), the pharmacies' law, and forest's law (1901).

He was made effective Councillor of State in 1891, received many decorations, among them the Great-Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword. He was associate of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

A street in Ponta Delgada has been named in his honor.

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