Luís Filipe Castro Mendes

Luís Filipe Castro Mendes

GOIH GCM
Luís Filipe Castro Mendes; GOIH GCM
Minister of Culture
	In office; 14 April 2016 – 15 October 2018
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	João Soares
Succeeded by	Graça Fonseca
Personal details
Born	1950; Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Alma mater	University of Lisbon

Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes GOIH GCM (born 21 November 1950) is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture from 14 April 2016^[3] to 15 October 2018.^[2] Mendes graduated from the University of Lisbon with a law degree. He served as the Portuguese ambassador to Budapest from 2003 to 2007, and as the ambassador to New Delhi from 2007 to 2009.^[3]

Distinctions[]

National orders[]

Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (18 March 1986)^[4]
Commander of the Order of Merit (12 September 1991)^[4]
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (28 January 2003)^[4]

Foreign orders[]

Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order of the United Kingdom (7 March 1986)^[5]
Commander of the Order of Rio Branco of Brazil (25 July 1996)^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Queiros, Luis Miguel (11 April 2016). "Um diplomata no Ministério da Cultura". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b José Almeida, São (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Entidades Nacionais Agraciadas com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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[publico-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Queiros, Luis Miguel (11 April 2016). "Um diplomata no Ministério da Cultura". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[publico2018-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b José Almeida, São (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[govprofile-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[OrdHonPor-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[OrdEstrangeiras-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Entidades Nacionais Agraciadas com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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Luís Filipe Castro Mendes GOIH GCM


Minister of Culture
In office 14 April 2016 – 15 October 2018
Prime Minister	António Costa^[1]
Preceded by	João Soares^[1]
Succeeded by	Graça Fonseca^[2]

Personal details
Born	1950 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal^[3]
Alma mater	University of Lisbon