Miguel Pinto Luz
Miguel Pinto Luz | |
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![]() Pinto Luz in 2019 | |
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing | |
Assumed office 2 April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Luís Montenegro |
Preceded by | António Costa (Infrastructure; caretaker) Marina Gonçalves (Housing) |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 26 March 2024 – 2 April 2024 | |
Constituency | Faro |
Vice President of the Social Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 3 July 2022 | |
President | Luís Montenegro |
Preceded by | Isaura Morais |
Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications | |
In office 30 October 2015 – 26 November 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
Minister | Miguel Morais Leitão |
Member of the Cascais City Council | |
In office 9 October 2005 – 25 January 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Miguel Martinez de Castro Pinto Luz 8 March 1977 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Instituto Superior Técnico |
Occupation | Electrical engineer • Politician |
Miguel Martinez de Castro Pinto Luz (born 8 March 1977) is a Portuguese politician who is currently serving as Vice President of the Social Democratic Party since 3 July 2022.[1] He has been Minister of Infrastructure and Housing since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.[2]
Political career
[edit]Pinto Luz has also served as Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transportation and Communications during the 20th Constitutional Government[3] and as Deputy Mayor of Cascais from 2017 to 2024.[4][5]
Pinto Luz was a candidate for the Social Democratic Party leadership in 2020 against Rui Rio and Luís Montenegro,[6] coming third with less than 10% of the votes and failing to go to a runoff. During the campaign, he supported an alliance with Chega in case the PSD needed them to form a government.[7]
After the 2022 leadership election, Pinto Luz became one of the Vice presidents of Luís Montenegro. He was chosen as the main candidate from Faro in the 2024 legislative election, a decision that was widely criticized by all the municipal party leaderships.[8]
References
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- ^ "Miguel Pinto Luz | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Miguel Pinto Luz, o novo ministro das Infraestruturas e da Habitação: o homem que vai ter muito para decidir". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ POSTAL (2024-01-14). "Eleições: Miguel Pinto Luz vai encabeçar a lista de deputados da AD por Faro". Postal do Algarve (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Lemos, Pedro (2024-01-25). "Pinto Luz suspende mandato em Cascais e muda-se para "casa do pai" no Algarve". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ Democrática, Aliança. "Faro". Aliança Democrática (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ Sapage, Sónia (2019-10-18). "Miguel Pinto Luz é candidato à liderança do PSD". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Miguel Pinto Luz: "Sim, a aliança com o Chega é possível"". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Antunes, Rui Pedro. "Todas as concelhias do PSD/Algarve escrevem carta a pedir a Montenegro para retirar Pinto Luz de cabeça de lista em Faro". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.