Manuel da Costa Andrade

His Excellency Manuel da Costa Andrade GCC GOIH
President of the Constitutional Court
In office 27 July 2016 – 12 February 2021
Preceded by	Joaquim Sousa Ribeiro
Succeeded by	João Caupers
Councilor of State
In office 29 September 2016 – 17 February 2021
President	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Member of the Assembly of the Republic Elections: 1976, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991
In office 3 June 1976 – 26 October 1995
Constituency	Bragança (1976–1980) Coimbra (1980–1995)
Member of the Constituent Assembly Election: 1975
In office 2 June 1975 – 2 April 1976
Constituency	Bragança
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-08) 8 October 1944 (age 80) Carção, Vimioso, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Profession	Jurist Professor

Manuel da Costa Andrade GCC GOIH (born 8 October 1944) is a Portuguese judge who served as President of the Constitutional Court and ex officio Councilor of State from 2016 to 2021. He is a Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra.

Manuel da Costa Andrade obtained his law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in 1970, pursuing a career in academica. He concluded his Doctorate in Criminal Law Science (Ciências Jurídico-Criminais) in 1990, having taught and published several works on the subject of criminal law, criminal procedure, and criminology.

Costa Andrade served as a member of the Constituent Assembly, the parliament convened in 1975–76 for the purpose of drafting a constitution for the Third Portuguese Republic, following the Carnation Revolution. Affiliated with the Social Democratic Party, he went on to serve as a Member of the Assembly of the Republic from 1976 to 1995.[1]

On 20 July 2016, he was elected Justice of the Constitutional Court by the Assembly of the Republic. On 22 July, he was elected by his peers, 7th President of the Constitutional Court. By virtue of his office, he became a Councilor of State, sworn in at Belém Palace on 29 September 2016.[2] He was succeeded by João Caupers in 2021.

Distinctions

National orders

• Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (12 February 2021)[3]
• Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (8 June 2009)[3]

References

1. "Biografia: Costa Andrade (PSD)". Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
2. "Presidente da República deu posse a novo membro do Conselho de Estado". Presidency of the Republic (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
3. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 5 July 2021.