João Bosco Mota Amaral
| Mota Amaral | |
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Mota Amaral in 2011
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| President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
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In office 10 April 2002 – 16 March 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Almeida Santos |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Gama |
| President of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores | |
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In office 8 September 1976 – 20 October 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Altino Pinto de Magalhães (as President of the Regional Junta of the Azores) |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Madruga da Costa |
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15 April 1943 Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
João Bosco Soares da Mota Amaral (born 15 April 1943, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores) is a Portuguese politician. He served as the first President of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores from 1976 to 1995.
He earned a Master's degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and is a Doctorate honoris causa in Economic Sciences from the University of the Azores.
He integrated the Liberal Wing, led by Francisco Sá Carneiro, and was elected a Deputy to the National Assembly in 1969.
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, Alberto João Jardim, António Barbosa de Melo and António Marques Mendes, being responsible for the Foundation of the branch of Azores, becoming a Deputy to the Constituint Assembly and to the Assembly of the Republic in all legislatures.
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