Manuel Castro Almeida

Manuel Castro Almeida
Castro Almeida in 2024
Minister of Economy and of Territorial Cohesion
Assumed office
5 June 2025
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byPedro Reis (as Minister of Economy)
Himself (as Minister Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion)
Minister Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion
In office
2 April 2024  5 June 2025
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byAna Catarina Mendes (as Minister Adjunct)
Ana Abrunhosa (as Minister for Territorial Cohesion)
Succeeded byGonçalo Saraiva Matias (as Minister Adjunct and for State Reform)
Himself (as Minister of Economy and for Territorial Cohesion)
Secretary of State for Regional Development
In office
13 April 2013  30 October 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
MinisterMiguel Poiares Maduro
Mayor of São João da Madeira
In office
16 December 2001  12 April 2013
Preceded byManuel Cambra
Succeeded byRicardo Figueiredo
Secretary of State for Education and Sports
In office
7 December 1993  28 October 1995
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
MinisterManuela Ferreira Leite
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
6 October 1991  15 December 2001
ConstituencyAveiro
Personal details
Born
Manuel Castro Almeida

(1957-10-28) 28 October 1957
São João da Madeira, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationLawyerPolitician

Manuel Castro Almeida (born 28 October 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has been serving as Minister in Adjunct and for Territorial Cohesion in the government of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro since 2024.