Luís Marques Mendes
Luís Marques Mendes | |
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Marques Mendes in 2025 | |
| 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 Adjunct | |
| 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 | |
| Mayor | António Guimarães |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes 5 September 1957 Guimarães, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1974–2025) |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse |
Rosa Pinto 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 (2008) |
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.