Luís Marques Mendes

Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes, GCIH (b. Guimarães, Azurém, 5 September 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and a former Leader of the Social Democratic Party.

Luís Marques Mendes

GCIH
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office
8 April 2005 – 12 October 2007
Preceded byPedro Santana Lopes
Succeeded byLuís Filipe Menezes
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
6 April 2002 – 17 July 2004
Prime MinisterJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byAntónio Costa
Succeeded byRui Gomes da Silva
Deputy Minister
In office
19 March 1992 – 28 October 1995
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byAntónio Couto dos Santos
Succeeded byJorge Coelho
Personal details
Born (1957-11-05) 5 November 1957
Guimarães, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Rosa Sofia Salazar
ChildrenJosé Pedro
Ana Sofia
João Miguel
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
ProfessionLawyer

Background

He is a son of António Marques Mendes and wife Maria Isabel Gonçalves.[1]

Career

He 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

He 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 (b. Fafe, Fafe, 2 January 1986)
  • Ana Sofia Pinto Salazar Marques Mendes (b. Fafe, Fafe, 10 April 1988)

Honours

Electoral history

PSD leadership election, 2006
 
Ballot: 5 May 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

PSD leadership election, 2007
 
Ballot: 28 September 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

References
  1. Ribera, José António Moya, Costados, N.º 126
  2. Ribera, José António Moya, Costados, N.º 126
  3. Ribera, José António Moya, Costados, N.º 126
  4. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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