Jaime Ornelas Camacho

Jaime Ornelas Camacho (28 February 1921 – 24 February 2016) was a Portuguese politician.^[1][2] He was the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira and a member of the Madeiran branch of the centre-right Social Democratic Party. In 1978 he was forced out of office and succeeded by Alberto João Jardim, who remained President of the Regional Government of Madeira until 2015.^[3]

His Excellency Jaime Ornelas Camacho GOIH ComM
1st President of the Regional Government of Madeira
In office 1 October 1976 – 17 March 1978
Preceded by	Joaquim Miguel Duarte Silva (as Military Governor of Madeira)
Succeeded by	Alberto João Jardim
Personal details
Born	(1921-02-28)28 February 1921 Curral das Freiras, Madeira Island, Portugal
Died	24 February 2016(2016-02-24) (aged 94) Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Political party	PSD of Madeira
Spouse	Iolanda Camacho
Parents	Jordão Joaquim de Ornelas (father) Bela Dória Camacho (mother)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Engineer

National Orders

• Commander of the Order of Merit (9 June 1993)^[4]
• Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (28 June 2001)^[4]