Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 

Biographies


Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Luís Filipe Marques Amado
55 years old, married, two sons.

Academic background

  • Degree in Economics - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
  • Postgraduate studies:
    • European Economics
    • “Legislative Process” -  INA
    • Public Finances and Budgetary Control
  • Degree in Defence - Instituto de Defesa Nacional (National Defence Institute)

Professional Experience

  • Member of the Court of Auditors  
  • Consultant

Academic Experience

  • Visiting Professor at Georgetown University

Political Experience

  • Member of Parliament in the Autonomous Region of  Madeira
  • Member of National Parliament
  • Secretary of State, Home Office.
  • Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation.
  • National Secretary for International Relations of the Socialist Party and Vice-president of the European Socialist Party.
  • Member of the National Secretariat of the Socialist Party
  • Minister of Defence
  • Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Badges of Honour

  • Badges of Honour from the Governments of Spain, France, Belgium, Greece, Argentina, Benin, Togo and Gabon.

Office address

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Largo do Rilvas, 1399-030 Lisbon, Portugal;
    Phone: +315 213 946 000;
    Website: http://www.mne.gov.pt.
     

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation

João Gomes Cravinho

Born in 1964, married, two children. Graduated with MSc at the London School of Economics, holds a PhD from Oxford University.

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economy, Coimbra University, Professor of International Relations and co-ordinator of the doctoral programme International Politics and Conflict Resolution.

Guest lecturer at ISCTE and Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Mr Cravinho’s doctoral dissertation focused on Mozambique. He is extensively published in Portuguese and foreign journals – United Kingdom, France, Spain.

Besides several articles in specialized journals, his most important publication in the area of International Relations, “Visões do Mundo”, was  published in 2002 and written mainly while a Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University, Washington.

In addition to his academic career, Mr Cravinho has devoted several years of his activity to Development Co-operation. In 1999 he co-ordinated the inter-ministerial report of the Portuguese Government concerning assistance to East Timor; in 2000 he worked with the Portuguese presidency of the European Union and from January 2001 to June 2002 he was president of the Institute for Portuguese Co-operation.

Among other activities, he was consultant in national institutions (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian) and international (European Commission, World Bank).

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation  since March 2005.40 anos, casado, com 2 filhos.

Secretary of State for European Affairs

Pedro Manuel Carqueijeiro Lourtie

Born in Lisbon, January 15, 1971.
Married, 3 children.

Academic background

  • Economics Degree - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, in 1993
  • Masters in European Economic Studies – College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium), 1994.

Professional Experience

  • Diplomat since February 1, 1995. Counsellor since 2008.
  • Research Assistant at the College of Europe in Bruges, 1994.
  • MoFA Multilateral Political Organizations Services Directorate, 1995.
  • Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs from 1995 to 1999.
  • Portuguese Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels 1999 to 2004.
  • Political Advisor at the EU Commission Delegation in Washington DC, 2004 to 2005.
  • Prime Minister’s Diplomatic Affairs Deputy 2005 to 2006.
  • Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, May 15, 2006 to October 26, 2009.

Political Experience

  • Secretary of State for European Affairs, October 31, 2009.

Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Abroad

António Fernandes da Silva Braga

Born in Gualtar, Braga.
Married, 2 children.

  • Degree in Philosophy
  • High-level Inspector, General Inspectorate of Education
  • Member of Parliament, elected by the constituency of Braga (7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Legislatures)
  • Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science and Culture Vice-President  (2002/2005)
  • Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly - Commission for  Culture, Education and Science Portuguese parliamentary delegation member (2002/2005)
  • Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly - European Socialist Group Vice-President (2002/2003)
  • North-South Centre Executive Committee Member observer, representing the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (2002/2005)
  • Western European Union (WEU) Portuguese parliamentary delegation member,  Aerospace Technical Committee Vice-President (2002/2005)
  • Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science and Culture Chairman (1999/2002)
  • Socialist Party Parliamentary Group Vice-President (1995/1998 and 2001/2002)
  • Vice-President – Portugal Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group (2002/2005)
  • Member – Canada Portugal Parliamentary Friendship Group (2002/2005) – Municipality councilor in Braga.
  • Bracara Augusta Cultural Foundation Chairman (1997/1999)
  • Socialist Party National Director, National Policy Commission member

Political Experience

  • Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Abroad since October  31, 2009
  • Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Abroad, July 3, 2006  to October  26, 2009
  • Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Abroad, March 14, 2005  to July 3, 2006

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