Luís Filipe Castro Mendes
Luís Filipe Castro Mendes | |
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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 |
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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