Luís Marques Mendes
Luís Marques Mendes 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 – 14 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | Braga (1995–1999) Aveiro (1999–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1957 Guimarães, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Rosa Sofia Salazar (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | António Marques Mendes (father) |
| Relatives | Clara Marques Mendes (sister) |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marquez Mendes, GCIH (born 5 September 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and a former Leader of the Social Democratic Party.
Background
He is a son of António Marques Mendes and wife Maria Isabel Gonçalves.[1]
Career
He is a
Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra
.
He started his career as a lawyer.
As a member of the
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
He married in
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
Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal (6 June 2008)[4]
Electoral history
PSD leadership election, 2006
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Marques Mendes | 18,525 | 90.8 | |
| Blank Ballots | 1,512 | 7.4 | |
| Invalid Ballots | 362 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 20,399 | 36.76 | |
- (Source: Official results)
PSD leadership election, 2007
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Filipe Menezes | 20,701 | 54.1 | |
| Luís Marques Mendes | 16,334 | 42.7 | |
| Blank/Invalid Ballots | 1,235 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | 38,270 | 60.71 | |
- (Source: Official results)
References
- ^ 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.
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