José Relvas

José Maria de Mascarenhas Relvas de Campos (Golegã, Golegã, March 5, 1858 – Alpiarça, Casa dos Patudos, October 31, 1929; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɛɫvɐʃ], was a Portuguese politician and 70th Prime Minister of Portugal.

José Relvas
Minister for Finance
In office October 12, 1910 – September 3, 1911
Prime Minister	Teófilo Braga (as President of the Provisional Government)
Preceded by	Basílio Teles (did not take office) Anselmo de Andrade (effective)
Succeeded by	Duarte Leite
70th Prime Minister of Portugal (16th of the Republic)
In office January 27, 1919 – March 30, 1919
President	João do Canto e Castro
Preceded by	João Tamagini Barbosa
Succeeded by	Domingos Pereira
Minister for Interior
In office January 27, 1919 – March 30, 1919
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	João Tamagnini Barbosa
Succeeded by	Domingos Pereira
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1858 Golegã, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	October 31, 1929 (aged 71) Alpiarça, Portuguese Republic
Political party	Portuguese Republican Party (later Democratic Party)
Spouse(s)	Eugénia de Loureiro Queirós Couto Leitão
Children	Carlos, João, Maria Luísa
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Land owner and farmer
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Political career

An historic republican, it was he who proclaimed the republic from the balcony of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon, on 5 October 1910. He was the second Minister of Finance during the provisional government led by Teófilo Braga, from 12 October 1910 to 3 September 1911.

After that, he served as ambassador of Portugal in Madrid, from 1911 to 1914. He was President of the Ministry (103rd Prime Minister), from 27 January to 30 March 1919, in one of the many short-lived governments of the Portuguese First Republic. His house in Alpiarça is now a museum, the Casa dos Patudos, where his art collection is exhibited.

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