Joaquim Jorge de Magalhães Saraiva da Mota (November 17, 1935 in Santarém, São Salvador – September 26, 2007 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.
He was a son of Elói do Nascimento Saraiva da Mota (July 2, 1907 in Lisbon, São Vicente de Fora – February 11, 2000 in Lisbon) and wife (January 19, 1935) Miquelina Augusta Flor de Magalhães (b. Guarda, Sé, March 14, 1914).
After the 25 April 1974, he was one of the four Co-Founders of the Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático), with Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Carlos Mota Pinto, João Bosco Mota Amaral, Alberto João Jardim, António Barbosa de Melo and António Marques Mendes.
[1] He was Minister of Internal Affairs, in the I Provisional Government, led by Adelino da Palma Carlos, from May 15 to July 17, 1974.
[3] He married at the Church of Santa Maria at Santa Maria, Sintra, on February 26, 1962 to Maria Manuela de Almeida Martins da Silva, born in Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira, October 18, 1936, representative of the titles of Viscountess of Monção and Lady of São João de Rei, and had four children: