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
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
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)

External links

• Biography on Portugal.gov.pt

Cross pro merito Melitensi

Political offices
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