Miguel Albuquerque

Miguel Albuquerque
Miguel Albuquerque in 2017
President of the Regional Government of Madeira
Caretaker
Assumed office 20 April 2015
Vice President	Pedro Calado (2017–2021)
Preceded by	Alberto João Jardim
President of the Social Democratic Party of Madeira
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 January 2015
Preceded by	Alberto João Jardim
Mayor of Funchal
In office 1 September 1994 – 21 October 2013
Deputy	Bruno Pereira
Preceded by	Virgílio Pereira
Succeeded by	Paulo Cafôfo
Deputy Mayor of Funchal
In office 12 December 1993 – 1 September 1994
President	Vergílio Pereira
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
In office 9 October 1988 – 12 December 1993
Personal details
Born	Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque (1961-05-04) 4 May 1961 (age 63) Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1988–present)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Youth
Spouse(s)	Elisabete de Albuquerque ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2009)​ Sofia Fernandes ​ (m. 2009)​ [1]
Children	6
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
Occupation	Lawyer • Politician

Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque (born 4 May 1961) is a Portuguese politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the current President of the Regional Government of Madeira. He took office as leader of the PSD of Madeira on 10 January 2015.^[2] He was a former mayor (presidente da Câmara in Portuguese) of Funchal, Madeira. Albuquerque likes gardening and used to grow many types of roses in his Rose Garden and the Quinta do Arco.^[3][4]

He was indicted in January 2024 for alleged active and passive corruption, embezzlement, receiving or offering undue advantages, abuse of power and influence peddling. The mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado, and two businessmen were arrested in the same case and later released with accusations pending further investigations.^[5]