António Leitão Amaro Explained

António Leitão Amaro
Birth Name:António Egrejas Leitão Amaro
Birth Date:2 April 1980
Birth Place:Tondela, Portugal
Party:Social Democratic Party
Spouse:Madalena Formigal Jordão
Alma Mater:University of Lisbon
Harvard Law School
Occupation:Lawyer • politician
Primeminister:Luís Montenegro
Termstart1:23 April 2013
Termend1:30 October 2015
Office1:Secretary of State for Local Administration
Primeminister1:Pedro Passos Coelho
Term Start3:15 October 2009
Term End3:24 October 2019
Constituency3:Lisbon (2009–2015)
Viseu (2015–2019)
Office4:President of the Tondela Municipal Assembly
Term Start4:18 October 2021
Otherparty:Social Democratic Youth (until 2010)
Termstart2:26 March 2024
Constituency2:Viseu
Term End4:1 April 2024
Minister1:Miguel Poiares Maduro
Office:Minister of the Presidency
Term Start:2 April 2024
Predecessor:Mariana Vieira da Silva
Termend2:2 April 2024

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. He serves as vice-president of the Social Democratic Party, since 2022, appointed by Luís Montenegro.[3]

Leitão Amaro was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the constituencies of Viseu and Lisbon from 2009 to 2019.[4]

He is a supporter of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.[5] [6]

In January 2024, he was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's Viseu list for the 2024 legislative elections.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-03-28 . António Leitão Amaro, o novo ministro da Presidência: o homem que tem de pôr a máquina a andar . 2024-04-13 . Expresso . pt.
  2. Web site: Portugal . Grand Union . António Leitão Amaro . 2024-03-03 . www.historico.portugal.gov.pt . pt.
  3. Web site: António Leitão Amaro PSD . 2024-03-03 . www.psd.pt . pt-pt.
  4. Web site: Biografia . 2024-03-03 . www.parlamento.pt . pt-PT.
  5. Web site: Dinis . Rita . Adoção homossexual aprovada. 19 deputados do PSD votaram a favor . 2024-03-07 . Observador . pt-PT.
  6. Web site: Simas . Nuno . 2010-01-06 . PSD dá liberdade de voto sobre casamentos “gay” . 2024-03-07 . PÚBLICO . pt.
  7. Web site: Aguiar Branco é cabeça de lista da AD por Viana, Leitão Amaro por Viseu . 2024-03-03 . Jornal de Notícias . pt.