Eduardo Cabrita
Eduardo Cabrita | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Internal Administration | |
| In office 21 October 2017 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Constança Urbano de Sousa |
| Succeeded by | Francisca Van Dunem |
| Assistant Minister | |
| In office 26 November 2015 – 21 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Miguel Poiares Maduro |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Siza Vieira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Arménio do Nascimento Cabrita 26 September 1961 |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse | Ana Paula Vitorino |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Website | www.portugal.gov.pt |
Eduardo Arménio do Nascimento Cabrita (born 26 September 1961, in Barreiro) is a Portuguese legal professional and politician who served as Minister Assistant and Minister of Internal Administration in the cabinet of Prime Minister António Costa from 2015 until 2021. He was a member of parliament from 2002 to 2015, before taking office as minister in the Government.
During his time in government, Cabrita faced criticism over a range of incidents, including the death of a Ukrainian immigrant in custody at Lisbon airport; authorization for celebrations of the national football championship that were blamed for spreading COVID-19; and his handling of a coronavirus outbreak among migrant farm hands. On 3 December 2021, he resigned after his driver was accused of “negligent homicide” over the death of a highway worker, while driving Cabrita's car at 40 km/h above the speed limit, being substituted on the day after by the Minister of Justice Francisca Van Dunem.
After the resignation, he resumed his duties as a member of the Assembly of the Republic representing Setúbal, from December 2021 until March 2022.