Mário Lino
Encyclopedia
Mário Lino Soares Correia (born May 31, 1940 in Lisbon
) is a Portuguese
politician
. He was the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication in the 17th Constitutional Government of Portugal.
He became famous for saying that the southern waterfront of the Tagus
river in Portugal "is a desert
". Lino is a former member of the Communist Party.
He is also known for saying that the new Lisbon International Airport would never be constructed in the city of Alcochete, by using the expression "Alcochete jamais!", however later it was decided that the new airport would be there.
These events led to accusations by the government's opposition that Mario Lino does not know what he is doing while taking decisions that may compromise the country.
He is also a supporter of Iberian Federalism.
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...
) 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
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. He was the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication in the 17th Constitutional Government of Portugal.
He became famous for saying that the southern waterfront of the Tagus
Tagus
The Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It is long, in Spain, along the border between Portugal and Spain and in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. It drains an area of . The Tagus is highly utilized for most of its course...
river in Portugal "is a desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
". Lino is a former member of the Communist Party.
He is also known for saying that the new Lisbon International Airport would never be constructed in the city of Alcochete, by using the expression "Alcochete jamais!", however later it was decided that the new airport would be there.
These events led to accusations by the government's opposition that Mario Lino does not know what he is doing while taking decisions that may compromise the country.
He is also a supporter of Iberian Federalism.