Background
Farinha, João De Deus Pinheiro was born on March 8, 1919 in Redondo. Son of Simão Martins Pereira and Isabel Gapete (Pinheiro) Farinha.
educator engineer Portuguese government official
Farinha, João De Deus Pinheiro was born on March 8, 1919 in Redondo. Son of Simão Martins Pereira and Isabel Gapete (Pinheiro) Farinha.
Educated, Liceu Nacional Andre da Gouveia and University Lisbon.
Inspector, Prison Superior vena cava syndrome, 1944-1949;
judge, Leiria Industrial Court, 1950-1951;
judge, lower courts, 1951-1966;
assistant public prosecutor, 1957-1958;
president Corregiter, 3d Civil Chamber, 1966-1970;
judge, Appeal Court Justices, Coimbra and Lisbon, 1970-1974;
attorney general, 1974;
minister of justice, 1975-1976;
minister foreign affairs, since 1991. Member Permanent Court Arbitration, 1975. President Court of Accounts, 1977-1991;judge European Court Human Rights, 1977, Supreme Court of the Justice, since 1978.
Vice president International Commision on Civil Statutes, 1977-1979, president, 1980.
Married Maria das Dores Pombinho, 1947.