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Portuguese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Minister of National Defence | |
In office 26 November 2015[1] – 15 October 2018 | |
Prime Minister | António Costa |
Preceded by | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco[2] |
Succeeded by | João Gomes Cravinho |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 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]
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