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]