Summary
The Medal of Merit of the Autonomous Region of Madeira is the highest honour given by the autonomous region. The medal is awarded by the Legislative Assembly of Madeira to 'natural or legal entities, public or private, national or foreign, living or posthumously, who have rendered outstanding services to the Region or who, for any other reason, the Region understands that must be distinguish ”.[1]
| Medal of Merit of the Autonomous Region of Madeira | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Legislative Assembly of Madeira | |
| Type | Regional Honour |
| Established | 1979 |
| Eligibility | Natural or legal entities, public or private, national or foreign, living or posthumously. |
| Criteria | Rendering outstanding services to the Region or who, for any other reason, the Region understands that must be distinguish |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Classes | Collar |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1982 |
| Last induction | 2010 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Autonomic Insignia of Valour |
The honour was created by Regional Decree n. 3/79/M, signed on January 30 and published on March 24, 1979.
The decision of the attribution is made by the Standing Committee of the Assembly, having received a proposal «of any of the sovereign organs of the Republic, of the Regional Government or of any member of the Legislative Assembly» and taking the opinion of the President of the Regional Government or of a Regional Secretary and of other entities in the area concerned. At the request of any Member, an vote may be taken in the plenary of the Assembly.
The honour is presented by the President of the Legislative Assembly, in a solemn act defined by the Permanent Commission.
The medal model must comply with the following requirements defined by law: be made of silver, have a silver filigree cord and bear, on its reverse, the cross of the Order of Christ (present on the flag and coat of arms of Madeira) and the sayings 'Autonomous Region of Madeira' and 'Portuguese Republic'.[1]
Receivers edit
To date, the medal has only been awarded to five personalities, four of them Madeirans (Ornelas Camacho, Rodrigues, Jardim and Ronaldo) and two continental ones (Sá Carneiro and Bishop Santana).
| Name | Date of Awarding | Notes |
|---|---|---|
1 June 1982
|
Medal awarded posthumously and given to Canon Agostinho Gomes, Vicar General of the Diocese. Santana was bishop of Funchal between 1974 and 1982. | |
1982
|
Medal awarded posthumously and given to his eldest son.[2][3][4] | |
2001
|
First President of the Regional Government.[2][5] | |
Emanuel Rodrigues
|
2001
|
First President of the Legislative Assembly.[2][6] |
21 December 2014
|
[7][8] | |
4 June 2018
|
Longest serving President of the Regional Government and longests serving democratically elected politician in Portugal (between 1978 until 2015).[9] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Decreto Regional 3/79/M, 1979-03-24". Diário da República Eletrónico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ a b c Sousa, Filipe (16 January 2014). "Governo Regional propõe Medalha de Mérito da Região a Cristiano Ronaldo". Diário de Notícias da Madeira. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Carita, Rui (12 June 2010). "Palavras do Dr. José Maria da Silva, na cerimónia de imposição da medalha de mérito da Região da Assembleia Regional a título póstumo de D. Francisco Antunes Santana, 1 de junho de 1982, ilha da Madeira". Arquipélagos. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Carita, Rui (12 June 2010). "Filho mais velho com a medalha de mérito da Região da Assembleia Regional atribuída a título póstumo ao Dr. Francisco de Sá Carneiro, antigo salão nobre da Junta Geral, 1982, ilha da Madeira". Arquipélagos. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Jardim já está na Assembleia Legislativa para receber medalha de mérito". Jornal da Madeira. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Presidentes Anteriores". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Ronaldo "muito feliz" ao receber medalha de mérito da Madeira". Jornal de Notícias. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo agraciado com a Medalha de Mérito da Região Autónoma da Madeira". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Retrieved 10 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ TSF com Agência Lusa (4 June 2018). "Alberto João Jardim distinguido com medalha de mérito". TSF Rádio Notícias. Retrieved 5 June 2018.