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The Corporative Chamber ( pt, Câmara Corporativa) was one of the two parliamentary chambers established under the
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The Corporative Chamber ( pt, Câmara Corporativa) was one of the two parliamentary chambers established under the Portuguese Constitution of 1933
The present Constitution of Portugal was adopted in 1976 after the Carnation Revolution. It was preceded by a number of constitutions including the first one created in 1822 (following the Liberal Revolution of 1820), 1826 (drawn up by King ...
, the other being the National Assembly. Unlike the directly elected National Assembly, it had a purely consultative, rather than legislative role.
The creation of the Corporative Chamber was part of corporatist
Corporatism is a Collectivism and individualism, collectivist political ideology which advocates the organization of society by Corporate group (sociology), corporate groups, such as agricultural, labour, military, business, scientific, or guil ...
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
São Bento Palace ( pt, Palácio de São Bento, italic=no "Saint Benedict's Palace") in Lisbon is the seat of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, the parliament of Portugal. Originally constructed in 1598, São Bento has served as the seat ...
. 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
The presidents of the Corporative Chamber were the following from 1935 to 1974:/ref>
See also
*Chamber of Fasces and Corporations
Chamber of Fasces and Corporations ( it, Camera dei Fasci e delle Corporazioni) was the lower house of the legislature of the Kingdom of Italy from 23 March 1939 to 5 August 1943, during the height of the regime of Benito Mussolini's National Fas ...
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Latin fascist elites: the Mussolini, Franco, and Salazar regimes, Paul Lewis, 2002
References and footnotes
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