Alberto João Cardoso Gonçalves Jardim (b. Funchal, February 4, 1943) is the president of the regional government of Madeira. He founded the Madeira branch of the Portuguese party PSD. Funchal, population approx. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ... PSD can be: the default proprietary file of Adobe Photoshop. ...

He was elected in March 1978 and managed to keep his job since then. The few critics he has in Madeira claim that he behaves as a dictator, rather than a democrat. Also known for being politically incorrect and rude, and disrespected several Republic Presidents, he has the privilege of politic immunity. He has sitted in courts more than 10 times for verbosity assaulting persons, all the times he was guilty, and at the end Madeira Government paid the settlements, costing thousand of Euros to the people of Madeira islands. Dictator was the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. ...

Due to law changes he is expected to not being elected by 2012. By 2012 Madeira will have a new leader, it can be from the main party PSD, though with fresh blood and new vision. PSD can be: the default proprietary file of Adobe Photoshop. ...

Jardim gratuated in Law from the University of Coimbra in 1973, with one of the lowest ratings ever.

He has been candidate to the Portuguese Parliement for several elections, he has been elected all the times, though never was empowered has a member of the Parliement.