The Corporative Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Corporativa) was one of the two parliamentary chambers established under the Portuguese Constitution of 1933, the other being the National Assembly. Unlike the directly elected National Assembly, it had a purely consultative, rather than legislative role.

Corporative Chamber

Câmara Corporativa
Coat of arms or logo
History
FoundedApril 11, 1933 (1933-04-11)
DisbandedApril 25, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-25)
Preceded byCongress of the Republic
Succeeded byConstituent Assembly
Leadership
President of the Corporate Chamber
Eduardo Augusto Marques (1935–1944) (first)
Mário Júlio de Almeida Costa (1973–1974) (last)
Elections
First election
December 16, 1934 (1934-12-16)
Last election
October 28, 1973 (1973-10-28)
Meeting place
São Bento Palace, Lisbon
Constitution
Portuguese Constitution of 1933

The creation of the Corporative Chamber was part of corporatist philosophy advocated by Salazar and adopted by the Estado Novo. Its function was to represent the various economic, cultural, social, and other corporations.

The Corporative Chamber met in the former Senate chamber of the São Bento Palace. It was composed of members elected by the various types of Portuguese corporations, including:

  • Provinces and Municipalities;
  • Universities and Schools;
  • Trade Unions;
  • Economic Organizations and Employers;
  • Social Welfare Organizations.

Presidents

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The presidents of the Corporative Chamber were the following from 1935 to 1974:[1]

Term No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
I 1   Eduardo Augusto Marques
(1867–1944)
10 January 1935 10 June 1944 9 years, 152 days National Union
II
III
2   Domingos Fezas Vital
(1888–1953)
25 November 1944 25 November 1946 2 years, 0 days National Union
IV
3   José Gabriel Pinto Coelho
(1886–1978)
25 November 1946 25 November 1949 3 years, 0 days National Union
V 4   Marcelo Caetano
(1906–1980)
25 November 1949 8 July 1955 5 years, 225 days National Union
VI
5   João Pinto da Costa Leite
(1905–1975)
28 November 1955 28 November 1957 2 years, 0 days National Union
VII 6   Luís Supico Pinto
(1909–1990)
28 November 1957 16 November 1973 15 years, 353 days National Union
(renamed People's National Action in 1970)
VIII
IX
X
XI 7   Mário Júlio de Almeida Costa
(born 1927)
16 November 1973 25 April 1974 160 days People's National Action

See also

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References and footnotes

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  1. ^ "Estado Novo - Presidentes da Assembleia Nacional e da Câmara Corporativa" (PDF). Assembleia da República. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018. Alt URL