Luís Amado

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Luís Amado
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office  July 3, 2006
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Minister of Defence
In office 2005-03-12 – 2006-07-03
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	Paulo Portas
Succeeded by	Nuno Severiano Teixeira
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation
In office 1999-10-28 – 2002-04-06
Prime Minister	António Guterres
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation
In office 1997-11-27 – 1999-10-25
Prime Minister	António Guterres
Secretary of State Assistant to the Minister for Internal Administration
In office 1995-10-30 – 1997-11-25
Prime Minister	António Guterres
Born	September 17, 1953 (1953-09-17) (age 54)
Nationality	Portuguese
Political party	Socialist

Luís Filipe Marques Amado (born September 17, 1953) is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal in the government led by the Socialist Party. Before replacing Diogo Freitas do Amaral as Minister of Foreign Affairs on June 30 2006, Amado was the Minister of Defence. He accepted the EU presidency for Portugal, on June 30, 2007.

[edit] Personal life

Luís Amado graduated in economics at the Technical University of Lisbon. He is also advisor to the Portuguese National Defence Institute and Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. He is married and has two children. He lived most of his life in Madeira Islands, where he was a representative in the Regional Assembly.

[edit] Governmental Duties

• Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in the XIII Government. (1995-1997)

• Deputy Secretary of State of Internal Administration, in the XIII Government. (1997-1999)

• Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in the XIV Government. (1999-2002)

• Minister of Defence, in the XVII Government. (2005-2006)

• Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, in the XVII Government. (2006-present)

[edit] External links

• Biography on Portugal.gov.pt

Preceded by Frank-Walter Steinmeier	President of the European Council Second-Half 2007	Succeeded by Dimitrij Rupel
Preceded by Diogo Freitas do Amaral	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Paulo Portas	Minister of Defence 2005–2006	Succeeded by Nuno Severiano Teixeira

v • d • e Government of Portugal (17th Constitutional Government) Prime Minister: José Sócrates Ministers: Alberto Costa • Ana Jorge • Augusto Santos Silva • Francisco Nunes Correia • Jaime Silva • José António Pinto Ribeiro • José Vieira da Silva • Luís Amado • Manuel Pinho • Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues • Mariano Gago • Mário Lino • Nuno Severiano Teixeira • Pedro Silva Pereira • Rui Pereira • Fernando Teixeira dos Santos