Luís Amado

This article is about the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs. For the Spanish futsal player, see Luis Amado Tarodo.

Luís Amado
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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
In office 12 March 2005 – 3 July 2006
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	Paulo Portas
Succeeded by	Nuno Severiano Teixeira
Personal details
Born	(1953-09-17) 17 September 1953 Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Socialist

Luís Filipe Marques Amado (born 17 September 1953) was 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 30 June 2006, Amado was the Minister of Defence. He accepted the EU presidency for Portugal, on 30 June 2007.

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 has lived much of his life in Madeira, where he was a representative 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)

External links

• Biography on Portugal.gov.pt