Background
Gama, Jaime José was born on June 9, 1947 in Ponta Delgada, Azores.
Gama, Jaime José was born on June 9, 1947 in Ponta Delgada, Azores.
Graduate in philosophy, University Lisbon (Portugal).
Leader Secretariat Inter-Association Meetings. Member governing boards National Center for Culture & Cooperative for Studies & Documentation, 1968—1969. Elected deputy secretary general for internal affairs.
Opposition candidate National Assembly, 1969. Participant International Union Socialist Youth. Militia officer, 1974.
Director News & Information Service Emissora National. Elected Ponta Delgada to Constituent Assembly, 1975, Assembly of Republic, assembly committee on foreign relations & emigration. Vice president Socialist Party's Parliamentary Bloc, 1976.
Re-elected to assembly and its committee on national defense, 1983. Minister of internal administration Government Portugal, 1978, minister foreign affairs, 1983—1985. Portuguese representative Parliamentary Assembly Council Europe.
Founding member Socialist Party, national committee and national secretariat, 1974, member national, political & permanent committees, since 1983.
Son of Jaime Rosa Ferreira da Gama and Lucilia Matos. Married Alda Figueiredo Taborda. 1 child Joa o Taborda da Gama.