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Corporative Chamber
Former parliamentary chamber in Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Corporative Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Corporativa) was one of the two parliamentary chambers established under the Portuguese Constitution of 1933, the other being the National Assembly. Unlike the directly elected National Assembly, it had a purely consultative, rather than legislative role.
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Quick Facts Corporative Chamber Câmara Corporativa, History ...
Corporative Chamber Câmara Corporativa | |
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History | |
Founded | April 11, 1933 (1933-04-11) |
Disbanded | April 25, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-25) |
Preceded by | Congress of the Republic |
Succeeded by | Constituent Assembly |
Leadership | |
President of the Corporate Chamber | Eduardo Augusto Marques (1935–1944) (first) Mário Júlio de Almeida Costa (1973–1974) (last) |
Elections | |
First election | December 16, 1934 (1934-12-16) |
Last election | October 28, 1973 (1973-10-28) |
Meeting place | |
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São Bento Palace, Lisbon | |
Constitution | |
Portuguese Constitution of 1933 |
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The creation of the Corporative Chamber was part of corporatist philosophy advocated by Salazar and adopted by the Estado Novo. Its function was to represent the various economic, cultural, social, and other corporations.
The Corporative Chamber met in the former Senate chamber of the São Bento Palace. It was composed of members elected by the various types of Portuguese corporations, including:
- Provinces and Municipalities;
- Universities and Schools;
- Trade Unions;
- Economic Organizations and Employers;
- Social Welfare Organizations.