Joana Marques Vidal (31 December 1955 – 9 July 2024) was a Portuguese prosecutor who served as the Attorney General of Portugal between 2012 and 2018, being the first woman to hold the post.
Maria Joana Raposo Marques Vidal was born in Santa Cruz in the municipality of Coimbra on 31 December 1955.
[1][2] In 1979, Vidal was appointed deputy public prosecutor for the Autonomous Region of the Azores, based in Ponta Delgada.
[2][3][4] In November 2018, Vidal joined the public prosecutor's office at the Constitutional Court of Portugal, which, in addition to the review of the constitutionality of legislation, reviews political financing, election expenditure, the declarations of assets and income of politicians and people occupying high public positions, and possible conflicts of interest of political office holders.
[6] In October 2018, Vidal was awarded the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, a leading Portuguese honour.