António Jorge Martins da Mota Veiga (Cascais, 28 February 1915 – Lisbon, CUF Hospital, 14 November 2005) was a Portuguese politician and former Minister and law professor.
Background.
He was the son of Elisário Eduardo da Mota Veiga (Lisbon, Anjos, 6 March 1887/Seia, Seia, 6 April 1887 – Lisbon, 5 October 1966), a Licentiate in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and a lawyer, and wife Antónia Martins (Celorico da Beira, São Pedro, 29 July 1884 – Lisbon, 10 April 1980); paternal grandson of Amândio Eduardo da Mota Veiga (Seia, Seia, 25 February 1846 – Lisbon, 18 February 1921), also a lawyer from the same Faculty and University, from an old Family of his region, and wife Ana Augusta da Assunção, and maternal grandson of Francisco Nunes and wife Maria Cândida Martins.
Career.
He was a Licentiate, Doctorate and a Cathedratic Professor from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
He started his career as a lawyer.
He was Secretary of State, Minister, Judge Counselor of the Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice, Administrator of the Caixa Geral de Depósitos and Professor and Rector of the Lusíada University.
Decorations.
He was a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
Family.
He married in Lisbon at the Patriarchal Chapel on 7 December 1946, to Maria Emília da Gama Caeiro (Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira, 13 April 1923), daughter of Francisco José Caeiro and wife Deolinda de Sousa de Lima Ferreira da Gama; they had five children: 