Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles
Encyclopedia
Gonçalo Pereira Ribeiro Telles (born Lisbon
, 24 May 1922) is a Portuguese
politician and landscape architect
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He was a founder of the People's Monarchist Party in 1974, and led it until 1994, when he left the party. He later founded the ecologist movement Movimento Partido da Terra, now called MPT - Partido da Terra.
He was also Minister for Quality of Life in the Democratic Alliance
governments, and one of the first Portuguese politicians to call attention to ecological problems, having an influence far beyond the tiny size of the parties he led.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 24 May 1922) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
politician and landscape architect
Landscape architect
A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes direction of a landscape, garden, or distinct space. The professional practice is known as landscape architecture....
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He was a founder of the People's Monarchist Party in 1974, and led it until 1994, when he left the party. He later founded the ecologist movement Movimento Partido da Terra, now called MPT - Partido da Terra.
He was also Minister for Quality of Life in the Democratic Alliance
Democratic Alliance (Portugal)
The Democratic Alliance was a coalition in Portugal between the Social Democratic Party , the Democratic Social Center and the People's Monarchist Party , including also a group of...
governments, and one of the first Portuguese politicians to call attention to ecological problems, having an influence far beyond the tiny size of the parties he led.
External links
- biographical profile of Ribeiro Telles on monarchist website Realistas (Royalists) (Portuguese).
- Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of documentary on Ribeiro Telles life and philosophy, directed in 2008 by Rita Saldanha (Portuguese).
- Lisboa em Causa-verdade e transparência 2, a video of a discussion on landscaping in Lisbon on RTPNRTPNRTP Informação is a Portuguese 24-hour news channel operated by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal available on cable and satellite. The channel was launched in 2001 as NTV, a cable news channel headquartered in Porto. It was originally a joint-venture between PT Multimédia, Lusomundo and the...
where Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles intervenes from 2:08 to 9:58 (Portuguese). - Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Económico?, debate on environment and economical development with Ribeiro Telles' participation (Portuguese).
- Apresentação da candidatura de José Sá Fernandes. Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles describes why we supported José Sá Fernandes from 1:02 to 2:10 (Portuguese).