Alberto João Jardim
| Alberto João Jardim | |
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2nd President of the Regional Government of Madeira 
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In office 17 March 1978 – 20 April 2015 |
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| Vice President | João Cunha e Silva |
| Preceded by | Jaime Ornelas Camacho |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Albuquerque |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Madeira | |
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In office 1978 – 12 January 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Miguel Albuquerque |
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4 February 1943 Santa Luzia, Funchal  Madeira
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| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Political party |
 PSD of Madeira |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Ângela Andrade Martins (1968–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Mother | Marceliana do Patrocínio de Jesus Cardoso |
| Father | Alberto Gonçalves Jardim |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Alberto João Cardoso Gonçalves Jardim, GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɫˈbɛɾtu ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ ʒɐɾˈdĩ], (born 4 February 1943 in Santa Luzia, Funchal, Madeira Island) is a Portuguese politician who was the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal, from 1978 to 2015. He is a controversial political figure in Portugal.
Jardim was born on Madeira Island in 1943, son of Alberto Gonçalves Jardim (d. 1954) and wife Marceliana do Patrocínio de Jesus Cardoso (Funchal, São Pedro, baptized 2 September 1909 – 29 July 2006). He went to Coimbra in order to study at the local university, and he lived there for over a decade as a student. He was awarded a degree of Licentiate in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in 1973, with a final grade of 11 (out of 20).
Jardim became a high school teacher. He was also director of the Instituto de Emprego e Formação Profissional da Ilha da Madeira (Employment and Vocational Training Centre of Madeira Island). As a journalist, he was director of "Jornal da Madeira", and wrote for different Portuguese newspapers and magazines.
He was one of the Founders of the then Popular Democratic Party (PPD) in May 1974, a month after the Carnation Revolution, together with Francisco Sá Carneiro, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Joaquim Magalhães Mota, Carlos Mota Pinto, João Bosco Mota Amaral, António Barbosa de Melo and António Marques Mendes, and co-founder of its Madeiran branch.
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