Júlio Castro Caldas

Júlio de Lemos de Castro Caldas (19 November 1943 – 4 January 2020) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.

Júlio Castro Caldas
Minister of National Defence
In office
25 October 1999 – 3 July 2001
Preceded byJaime Gama
Succeeded byRui Pena
Personal details
Born(1943-11-19)19 November 1943
Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
Died4 January 2020(2020-01-04) (aged 76)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Professionlawyer

Castro Caldas was born on 19 November 1943, and raised in Arcos de Valdevez.[1] He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and cofounded the CLA law firm alongside Correia Lopes and Mendes de Almeida.[2] Castro Caldas was a founding member of the Association for Economic and Social Development, as well as the Portuguese Society of Arbitration.[3] He led the Portuguese Bar Association as president from 1993 to 1999, serving two terms.[4]

Political career

Castro Caldas was elected to the Assembly of the Republic from Viana do Castelo District in 1980 and served until 1983, as a member of the Social Democratic Party. He then served as Minister of National Defence between 1999 and 2001. In November 2001, he began serving on the Superior Council of the Public Prosecution Service. Castro Caldas stepped down from the position in 2012.[5][6] He died on 4 January 2020, aged 76, after seeking medical treatment for a stroke at the CUF Infante Santo Hospital in Lisbon.[7][8]

References
  1. Aleixo, Mario (4 January 2020). "Morreu o antigo ministro da Defesa Júlio Castro Caldas" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. "Morreu Júlio Castro Caldas, advogado e ex-ministro da Defesa de Guterres". Expresso (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. "MORREU JÚLIO CASTRO CALDAS, ANTIGO MINISTRO DA DEFESA". A Bola (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. "Morreu Castro Caldas, antigo ministro do governo de Guterres". Sapo (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. "Morreu Júlio Castro Caldas, ministro do Governo de Guterres e ex-bastonário da Ordem dos Advogados". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  6. "Morreu o antigo ministro da Defesa Júlio Castro Caldas". Sapo (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. "Morreu o ex-ministro e bastonário dos advogados Júlio Castro Caldas". Dario de Noticas (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. Sapage, Sonia (4 January 2020). "Morreu Castro Caldas, antigo ministro de Guterres". Publico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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