António Almeida Henriques

Portuguese politician (1961–2021)

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António Almeida Henriques

Mayor of Viseu
In office 22 October 2013 – 4 April 2021
Preceded by	Fernando Ruas
Succeeded by	Conceição Azevedo
Secretary of State for Economy and Regional Development
In office 21 June 2011 – 13 April 2013
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 25 May 2002 – 28 June 2011
Constituency	Viseu

Personal details
Born	António Joaquim Almeida Henriques 5 May 1961 Viseu, Portugal
Died	4 April 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 59) Viseu, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Children	3

António Joaquim Almeida Henriques (5 May 1961 – 4 April 2021) was a Portuguese politician and lawyer. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served as Mayor of Viseu from 2013 until his death in 2021, and as a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 2002 to 2011. He served as Deputy State Secretary for Economy and Regional Development in the XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal from 2011 to 2013. He was also vice-president of the Confederação da Indústria Portuguesa [pt] from 2005 to 2010.

António Almeida Henriques died of COVID-19 in Viseu, on 4 April 2021, at the age of 59.^[1]