José Junqueiro, former vice-president of the PS parliamentary group and Secretary of State for Maritime and Port Administration and Local Administration, passed away today at the age of 72.
“The President of the Republic offers condolences to the family, friends, and the Socialist Party for the death of José Junqueiro,” reads a note on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic.
The same note mentions that José Junqueiro was a deputy, local councilor, and government member.
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, also expressed his condolences to the family and the PS for the former deputy’s death.
José Adelmo Gouveia Bordalo Junqueiro, a retired professor from the University of Aveiro, Sporting fan, and former councilor of the Viseu City Hall, served as a PS deputy from 1995 to 2015, always elected for the Viseu district, across six consecutive legislatures.
Among other political roles, José Junqueiro was Secretary of State for Maritime and Port Administration (2000-2002) in the second government led by António Guterres and Secretary of State for Local Administration (2009-2011) in the second government led by José Sócrates.
