[2][3] He attended the Liceu Nacional de Horta (National Lyceum of Horta), the national secondary school at that time from 1950 to 1955, before attending similar classes between 1955 and 1957 in Ponta Delgada, at the comparable Liceu Nacional de Ponta Delgada.
[2] A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he was first a deputy in the regional assembly of the Azores for the constituency of Faial, during the first through sixth legislative sessions, a career that began in the 1976-1980 term of president Mota Amaral, lasting until 2000.
[2][4] During that time, he was the Vice-President (July 1976-November 1978), then President (November 1978 to September 1979), of the Legislative Assembly during the PSD governments, during two terms: 1978 to 1979, and later, 1991 to 1995.
[2] He was briefly appointed President of the Regional Government of the Azores, following the resignation of Mota Amaral, from 20 October 1995 until 9 November 1996.
[2] He was appointed in a non-executive administrator position in the regional electric-producer EDA - Empresa de Electricidade dos Açores, as well as serving as director at the Correio da Horta, between March 2004 and the end of December 2005.