Luís Amado
This article is about the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs. For the Spanish futsal player, see Luis Amado Tarodo.
| Luís Amado | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 3 July 2006 – 21 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Portas |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 12 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Paulo Portas |
| Succeeded by | Nuno Severiano Teixeira |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 September 1953 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Political party | Socialist |
Luís Filipe Marques Amado (born 17 September 1953) was Minister of Foreign Affairs in Portugal's XIII Government led by the Socialist Party. Before replacing Diogo Freitas do Amaral as Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 30 June 2006, Amado had served as Minister of Defence. On 30 June 2007, he succeeded to the EU Council Presidency on behalf of Portugal.
Personal life
Luís Amado graduated in economics from the Technical University of Lisbon, before becoming an advisor to the Portuguese National Defence Institute and Visiting Professor of Georgetown University. Married with two children, he has lived much of his life in Madeira, where he serves as a Deputy in the Regional Assembly.
Government posts
- Deputy Secretary of State of Internal Administration, in the XIII Government. (1995–1997)
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, 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. (2006–2009)
- Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, in the XVIII Government. (2009–2011)
Other activities
- Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), Member of the Board of Advisors[1]
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[2]
External links
References
- ↑ Board of Advisors Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), Belgrade.
- ↑ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Paulo Portas |
Minister of Defence 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Nuno Severiano Teixeira |
| Preceded by Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006–2011 |
Succeeded by Paulo Portas |
| Preceded by Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
President of the Council of the European Union 2007 |
Succeeded by Dimitrij Rupel |
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