Francisco José Fernandes Costa Politician

Francisco José Fernandes Costa (Portuguese: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku ʒuˈzɛ fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ ˈkɔʃtɐ]; 1857–1925) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Portuguese Republican Party and later of the Evolutionist Party, the Republican Liberal Party and the Nationalist Party. He was civil governor of Coimbra, minister of the Navy (1912–1913; 1915) and Commerce (1921). He is most remembered for being the President of the Ministry (Prime Minister) of the short-lived "five minutes government", who resigned the same day it was to take office, on 15 January 1920.

Personal facts

Francisco José Fernandes Costa
Birth dateApril 19, 1857
Birth place
Kingdom of Portugal , Lousã , Foz de Arouce
Date of deathJuly 19, 1925
Place of death
Portugal , Figueira da Foz
Education
University of Coimbra

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Office holder

office
Prime Minister of Portugal
Minister for the Navy
(but did not take office)
Minister for Foment
party
Nationalist Republican Party
Portuguese Republican Party
Evolutionist Republican Party
Republican Liberal Party
president
prime minister
successor
José de Freitas Ribeiro
António Maria da Silva
Alboim Ingl%C3%AAs
Ant%C3%B3nio Pires de Carvalho
Herculano Jorge Galhardo
Jo%C3%A3o Carlos de Melo Barreto

Topical connections

Óscar CarmonaPrime minister
Afonso CostaPolitician
Álvaro de CastroPolitician
Alfredo de Sá CardosoPolitician

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