Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro

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name =Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
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order =43rd President of the Council of Ministers
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term_start =February 22, 1893
term_end =February 5, 1897
monarch =Luís I of Portugal
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predecessor =José Dias Ferreira
successor =José Luciano

order2 =45th President of the Council of Ministers
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term_start2 =July 26, 1900
term_end2 =October 20, 1904
monarch2 =Carlos I of Portugal
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predecessor2 =José Luciano
successor2 =José Luciano

order3 =47th President of the Council of Ministers
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term_start3 =March 19, 1906
term_end3 =May 19, 1906
monarch3 =Carlos I of Portugal
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predecessor3 =José Luciano
successor3 =João Franco

birth_date =birth date|1849|11|7|mf=y
birth_place =Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal
death_date =death date and age|1907|8|1|1849|11|7|mf=y
death_place =Lisbon, Portugal
party =Regenerator Party
spouse =Joana Rebelo de Chaves
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alma_mater =University of Coimbra
occupation =Lawyer
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Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro, pron. IPA2|eɾ'nɛʃtu ʁu'doɫfu 'ĩtzɨ ʁi'bɐiɾu, (Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, November 7, 1849 — Lisbon, August 1, 1907) was a prominent Portuguese politician. His name sometimes appears styled as Ernesto Rudolfo, Ernesto Rodolpho Hintze Ribeiro and Ernst Rudolph Hintze Ribeiro. He was a prominent parliamentarian and Peer of the Realm, Attorney-General of the Crown, Minister of Public Works, of Finance and Foreign Affairs as well as uncontested leader of the Regenerator Party, holding the position of President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) thrice (February 22, 1893–February 5, 1897; July 26, 1900–October 20, 1904; March 19, 1906–May 19, 1906). He was one of the dominant politicians of the final part of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy, occupying the post of Prime Minister longer than any other in his time. He was responsible for important reforms, some of them are still valid, such as the insular autonomy for the Azores and Madeira islands (1895), the pharmacies' law, and forest's law (1901). He was made effective Coucillor of State in 1891, received many condecorations (sicsic), among them the Great-Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword. He was associate of the Royal Academy of Sciences.