Background
CUNHAL, Dr Alvaro Barreirinhas was born on November 10, 1913 in Coimbra, Portugal. Parents: Avelino Henriques da Costa Cunhal and Mercedes (née Barreirinhas).
Secretary General Partido Comunista Portugués
CUNHAL, Dr Alvaro Barreirinhas was born on November 10, 1913 in Coimbra, Portugal. Parents: Avelino Henriques da Costa Cunhal and Mercedes (née Barreirinhas).
Camôes High School, 1924-1931. Lisbon Law Faculty, 1931-1935 and 1938-1940. Licencíate of Law; spoken languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French, English, Russian.
Student delegate, University Senate, Lisbon University, 1934. Functionary, Partido Communista Português (Portuguese Communist Party), 193537 and since 1942. Secretary General, Federation of Young Portuguese Communists, 1935-1938.
Member, Partido Communista Português (Portuguese Communist Party) Central Committee, since 1936. Member, Partido Communista Português (Portuguese Communist Party) Central Committee Secretariat, 1939-1940, 1942-1949 and since 1960. Secretary General, Partido Communista Português (Portuguese Communist Party), since 1961.
Minister without portfolio in I, II, III and IV Provisional Governments, 1974-1975. Deputy, Constituent Assembly, 1975-1976. Former Deputy, Assembly of the Republic.
Member, Partido Communista Português (Portuguese Communist Party) Political Committee. Councillor of State, 1983-1992. Party official.