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António Leitão Amaro

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António Leitão Amaro
Leitão Amaro in 2024
Minister of the Presidency
Assumed office
2 April 2024
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byMariana Vieira da Silva
Secretary of State for Local Administration
In office
23 April 2013 – 30 October 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
MinisterMiguel Poiares Maduro
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
26 March 2024 – 2 April 2024
ConstituencyViseu
In office
15 October 2009 – 24 October 2019
ConstituencyLisbon (2009–2015)
Viseu (2015–2019)
President of the Tondela Municipal Assembly
In office
18 October 2021 – 1 April 2024
Personal details
Born
António Egrejas Leitão Amaro

(1980-04-02) 2 April 1980 (age 44)
Tondela, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Youth (until 2010)
SpouseMadalena Formigal Jordão
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Harvard Law School
OccupationLawyer • politician

António Egrejas Leitão Amaro (born 2 April 1980) is a Portuguese jurist and politician. He has been Minister of Presidency since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.[1]

He was Secretary of State for Local Administration[2] in the XIX Constitutional Government between April 2013 and October 2015.[3] He serves as vice-president of the Social Democratic Party, since 2022, appointed by Luís Montenegro.[4]

Leitão Amaro was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the constituencies of Viseu and Lisbon from 2009 to 2019.[5][6]

He is a supporter of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.[7][8]

In January 2024, he was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's Viseu list for the 2024 legislative elections.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "António Leitão Amaro, o novo ministro da Presidência: o homem que tem de pôr a máquina a andar". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ Portugal, Grand Union. "António Leitão Amaro". www.historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  3. ^ "XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal", Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (in Portuguese), 2020-02-07, retrieved 2024-03-03
  4. ^ "António Leitão Amaro | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  5. ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  6. ^ "XIII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa", Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (in Portuguese), 2020-03-07, retrieved 2024-03-03
  7. ^ Dinis, Rita. "Adoção homossexual aprovada. 19 deputados do PSD votaram a favor". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  8. ^ Simas, Nuno (2010-01-06). "PSD dá liberdade de voto sobre casamentos "gay"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  9. ^ "Aguiar Branco é cabeça de lista da AD por Viana, Leitão Amaro por Viseu". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.