José Guilherme Reis Leite GC IH (Angra do Heroísmo, 25 December 1943 — ), is a professor, historian and Azorean politician, whose functions included his role as Regional Secretary for Education and Culture, deputy and President of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, in addition to representative for the Azores in the Portuguese National Assembly.
[1] He completed his dissertation, Política e Administração dos Açores de 1890 a 1910 - O Primeiro Movimento Autonomista (The Politics and Administration of the Azores from 1890 to 1910: The First Autonomy Movement), under the orientation of professor António Henrique de Oliveira Marques.
[1] He was a deputy in the Assembly of the Republic for the Azores between 1992 and 1999, at a time member of the Portuguese parliamentary delegation for the Council of Europe (1992-1996) and the Western European Union (1992-1996).
[1] In addition to collaborator in social communication for the Azores, and political commentator, he is a reputed historian and investigator of Azorean history, including works published on the autonomy and evolution of political liberties in the archipelago.
[1] For his involvement in the political, historical and cultural identity of the Azores and Portugal, he was awarded the Grande Cross of the Order of Prince Henry.