Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes, GCIH (born 5 September 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and a former Leader of the Social Democratic Party.
Luís Marques Mendes | |
|---|---|
 Marques Mendes in 2005 | |
| Member of the Council of State | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2016 | |
| President | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
| In office 20 June 2011 – 22 October 2015 | |
| President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| President of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 8 April 2005 – 12 October 2007 | |
| Secretary-General | Miguel Macedo |
| Preceded by | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Succeeded by | Luís Filipe Menezes |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 6 April 2002 – 17 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | António Costa |
| Succeeded by | Rui Gomes da Silva |
| Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 19 March 1992 – 28 October 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | António Couto dos Santos |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Coelho |
| Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 17 August 1987 – 19 March 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Teixeira Pinto |
| Under Secretary of State to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 8 November 1985 – 17 August 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | António Vitorino |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Encarnação |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 31 October 1995 – 18 October 2007 | |
| Constituency | Braga (1995–1999) Aveiro (1999–2007) |
| Deputy Mayor of Fafe | |
| In office 12 December 1976 – 8 November 1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes 5 September 1957 Guimarães, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (since 1974) |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse |
Rosa Sofia Salazar (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | António Marques Mendes (father) Maria Isabel Gonçalves (mother) |
| Relatives | Clara Marques Mendes (sister) |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Politician • Political commentator |
| Awards | Order of Prince Henry |
Background
editHe is a son of António Marques Mendes and wife Maria Isabel Gonçalves.[1]
Career
editHe is a Licentiate in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra.
He started his career as a lawyer.
As a member of the Social Democratic Party he became Secretary of State and Spokesman of the Government of Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva. He has also been a Deputy to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic.[2]
He was elected the President of his Party in 2005 after Pedro Santana Lopes and was succeeded in September 2007 by Luís Filipe Menezes.
He is also a Member of the Portuguese Council of State, elected by the Assembly of the Republic.
Family
editHe married in Guimarães, Vermil, on 24 April 1982, to Rosa Sofia Pinto Martins Salazar, born in Guimarães, Vermil, on 8 May 1957, a Licentiate in Modern Literatures and Languages (English and German), daughter of António Martins Fernandes Salazar (b. Guimarães, Vermil, Calçada, 19 May 1931), an Industrialist, one of the pioneers of the Ave, Subregion industrialization, and wife (m. Vila do Conde, São Miguel de Arcos, 21 April 1955) Berta da Silva Pinto (Penafiel, Penafiel, 23 May 1934 – Guimarães, Creixomil, 13 February 1995), and paternal granddaughter of José Fernandes Salazar (Guimarães, Vermil, 3 March 1890 – Porto, Miragaia, 1 December 1975), an Industrialist, one of the pioneers of the Ave, Subregion industrialization, and wife (m. Guimarães, Ronfe, 19 February 1925) Rosa Correia da Silva Martins (Guimarães, Ronfe, 2 January 1897 – Porto, Cedofeita, 31 August 1972). The couple has three children:[3]
- João Pedro Pinto Salazar Marques Mendes
- Ana Sofia Pinto Salazar Marques Mendes
- João Miguel Pinto Salazar Marques Mendes
Honours
editGrand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal (6 June 2008)[4]
Electoral history
editPSD leadership election, 2005
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Marques Mendes | 497 | 56.6 | |
| Luís Filipe Menezes | 381 | 43.4 | |
| Turnout | 878 | ||
| Source: PSD Congress[5] | |||
PSD leadership election, 2006
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Marques Mendes | 18,832 | 90.9 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 1,881 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | 20,713 | 37.33 | |
| Source: Diretas 2006[6] | |||
PSD leadership election, 2007
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Filipe Menezes | 21,101 | 53.6 | |
| Luís Marques Mendes | 16,973 | 43.1 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 1,279 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | 39,353 | 62.42 | |
| Source: Diretas 2007[7] | |||
References
edit- ^ Ribera, José António Moya, Costados, N.º 126
- ^ Ribera, José António Moya, Costados, N.º 126
- ^ Ribera, José António Moya, Costados, N.º 126
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Luís Marques Mendes é o novo líder do PSD, RTP, 11 April 2005, retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Congressos e Eleições Diretas PPD/PSD, Social Democratic Party, retrieved 9 August 2024
- ^ Congressos e Eleições Diretas PPD/PSD, Social Democratic Party, retrieved 9 August 2024