Jaime Ornelas Camacho (28 February 1921 – 24 February 2016) was a Portuguese politician.[1][2] He was the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira and a member of the Madeiran branch of the centre-right Social Democratic Party. In 1978 he was forced out of office and succeeded by Alberto João Jardim, who remained President of the Regional Government of Madeira until 2015.[3]

His Excellency
Jaime Ornelas Camacho
1st President of the Regional Government of Madeira
In office
1 October 1976 – 17 March 1978
Preceded byJoaquim Miguel Duarte Silva (as Military Governor of Madeira)
Succeeded byAlberto João Jardim
Personal details
Born(1921-02-28)28 February 1921
Curral das Freiras, Madeira Island, Portugal
Died24 February 2016(2016-02-24) (aged 94)
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Political party PSD of Madeira
SpouseIolanda Camacho
Parents
  • Jordão Joaquim de Ornelas (father)
  • Bela Dória Camacho (mother)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer

National Orders

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References

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  1. ^ "Escola Industrial e Comercial do Funchal: Índice de funcionários docentes e não docentes". Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Jaime de Ornelas Camacho". GeneAll. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  3. ^ "Morreu o primeiro presidente do Governo Regional da Madeira". tvi24.iol.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  4. ^ a b "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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Political offices
Preceded by
New title
President of the Regional Government of Madeira
1976 – 1978
Succeeded by