José Alberto Azeredo Lopes

José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes (born 20 June 1961)[3] is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of National Defence from November 2015[1] to October 2018.

José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes
Minister of National Defence
In office
26 November 2015[1] – 15 October 2018
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byJosé Pedro Aguiar-Branco[2]
Succeeded byJoão Gomes Cravinho
Personal details
Born20 June 1961
Porto, Portugal[1]

Azeredo Lopes previously served as the president of the Regulatory Authority for the Media and was a law professor at the Catholic University of Portugal.[4] He announced his resignation as National Defence Minister on 12 October 2018 amid an investigation into a theft of weapons from a military base,[3] and was succeeded by João Gomes Cravinho on 15 October 2018.[5] In 2019, he was brought to trial over his alleged role in a suspected army cover-up of a theft of grenades, anti-tank rockets, other explosives and ammunition from a military arms depot in 2017; he himself has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.[6]

References
  1. "José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. Marques, Christopher (24 November 2015). "António Costa indigitado: a lista dos novos ministros de Portugal" (in Portuguese). Radio and Television of Portugal. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Azeredo Lopes, um ministro com uma passagem atribulada pelo Governo". Visão (in Portuguese). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. "José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. José Almeida, São (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  6. Catarina Demony (September 26, 2019), Former Portuguese minister to face trial over weapons theft cover-up Reuters.
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