Jaime Silvério Marques

Jaime Silvério Marques (1915–14 January 1986) was a Portuguese brigadier-general and colonial administrator.

Jaime Silvério Marques OA ComA GOI
Governor of Macau
In office 18 September 1959 – 17 April 1962
Preceded by	Pedro Correia de Barros
Succeeded by	António Lopes dos Santos
Member of National Salvation Junta
In office 29 April 1974 – 30 September 1974
Personal details
Born	1915 (1915)
Died	(1986-01-14)January 14, 1986 Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	馬濟時
Simplified Chinese	马济时
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Jìshí Yue: Cantonese Jyutping maa5 zai3 si4

Marques completed the Military engineering course at the Army School in 1940, shortly afterwards integrated in the Expeditionary Corps sent to the Azores. He had been mobilized for various service commissions in Azores, India, Macau and Angola.

On 18 September 1959, he was appointed the Governor of Macau, replacing Pedro Correia de Barros.[1] In February 1961, he designated Macau as a "permanent gaming religion", and officially positioned Macau as a low taxation region. Since then, gaming and tourism was regarded as Macau's major economic activities.[2] He left office on 17 April 1962.[1]

When on 25 April 1974 the Carnation Revolution broke out in Portugal, Marques joined the National Salvation Junta that took power.[3][4][5] On 29 April, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Army. On 30 September, he was removed from the National Salvation Junta together with Carlos Galvão de Melo and Manuel Diogo Neto, just after the resignation of António de Spínola.

In Macau, Avenue of Governor Jaime Silvério Marques (Avenida do Governador Jaime Silvério Marques, 馬濟時總督大馬路) was named after him.

References

1. "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
2. IBP USA (2009). Hong Kong Gaming Industry Investment and Business Guide. p. 24. ISBN 1-4387-2212-5.
3. "Reunião da Junta de Salvação Nacional". RTP Arquivos. 29 April 1974.
4. Centro de Documentação 25 de Abril : Cronologia da Revolução (in Portuguese).
5. A Revolução: A Junta de Salvação Nacional (in Portuguese).

External links

• "O Governador que mudou Macau: Jaime Silvério Marques". O Clarim, 8 de Junho de 2012(in Portuguese)

Political offices
Preceded by Pedro Correia de Barros	Governor of Macau 1959–1962	Succeeded by António Lopes dos Santos