António Lino Neto (
Mação, 30 January 1873 – 16 November 1961)
was a
Portuguese Catholic politician, lawyer and professor of Political Economy. He was politically active during the end of the
Constitutional Monarchy, the
First Republic and the beginning of the
Estado Novo. He was the president of the
Catholic Centre Party.
Personal life
Lino Neto was born in
Mação, to Lino Leitão Neto and Rosa Marques Correia da Silva.
He went to the
Seminary in
Portalegre, and then studied Law in the
University of Coimbra (from 1894 to 1899). In 1901 he marries his wife, Maria Matilde da Cruz Antunes de Mendonça.
In 1908 he moves with his family to
Lisbon
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and accepts a position as full professor in
Instituto Industrial e Comercial de Lisboa.
His office, as lawyer, was located in Rua Nova do Almada.
António Lino Neto acquires the Santana Palace in Lisbon in 1919. He would be vice-
rector
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of the
Technical University of Lisbon from 1938 to 1943.
Lino Neto had a total of 8 children, one of which was António Maria de Mendonça Lino Neto,
who would be Minister of Justice during the
Estado Novo.
Lino Neto was a close friend of
Guerra Junqueiro,
António Sérgio and poet Afonso Lopes Vieira.
Political career
Lino Neto published his political views in various journals and books and took part of various
Catholic associations before, in 1919, being nominated President of the newly formed
Catholic Centre Party. In 1920, Lino Neto directs ''A União'', CCP's official weekly publication. His main political positions at the beginning of the 20th century were: the revitalization of the Catholic Church through improved education of the clergy, economic reform based on a reinvestment on agriculture; and a public administration reform through
decentralization, in favor of Municipalities.
Lino Neto was criticized by the
Republicans
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, because he defended the right of Catholics to social and political intervention, and by the
Monarchists, because he did not defend a return to Monarchism.
Lino Neto resigns from the presidency of CCP in 1934, dedicating himself to his academic life and law practice. From 1941 on, he slowly halts these professional activities, but continues writing.
He was awarded Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of St. Gregory the Great by bishop
António Mendes Belo
António Mendes Belo (18 June 1842 – 5 August 1929) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Patriarch of Lisbon from 1907 until his death. He was made a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 1911, though his elevati ...
.
Writings
* Various pieces for ''O Distrito de Portalegre'' – 1894/1904
* O quinhão económico da vida – The economic share of life – 1940
* Adam Smith – Fundador da Economia Política – Adam Smith – The Founder of Political Economy – 1936
* ''A Questão Agrária'' – The Agrarian Issue – 1908
* ''A Questão Administrativa (o Municipalismo em Portugal) -'' The Administrative Issue (Municipalism in Portugal) – 1911
* ''Elementos de Economia Política'' – Elements of Political Economy – 1935/1936
References
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1873 births
1961 deaths
People from Mação
Portuguese Roman Catholics
Portuguese politicians