Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes (born 5 September 1957) is a Portuguese

lawyer A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...

and

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

, and a former Leader of the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form ...

Background

He is a son of António Marques Mendes and wife Maria Isabel Gonçalves.

Career

He has a Licentiate in

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from the

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of the

University of Coimbra The University of Coimbra (UC; , ) is a Public university, public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The university ...

. He started his career as a

. As a member of the

he became Secretary of State and Spokesman of the Government of Prof.

Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal António Cavaco Silva (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist and politician who served as the 19th president of Portugal, from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016, and as prime minister of Portugal, from 6 November 1985 to 25 October ...

. He has also been a Deputy to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic. He was elected the President of his Party in 2005 after Pedro Santana Lopes and was succeeded in September 2007 by

Luís Filipe Menezes Luís Filipe de Menezes Lopes (born 2 November 1953) is a Portuguese politician. Background He is a son of José António Lopes (Porto, Alvar, 10 September 1925 –), an Industrialist (son and paternal grandson of cattle dealers and mate ...

. He is also a Member of the

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, elected by the Assembly of the Republic.

Family

He married in

Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved ...

, Vermil, on 24 April 1982, to Rosa Sofia Pinto Martins Salazar, born in

, Vermil, on 8 May 1957, a Licentiate in Modern Literatures and Languages ( English and German), daughter of António Martins Fernandes Salazar (b.

, Vermil, Calçada, 19 May 1931), an

Industrialist A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or ser ...

, one of the pioneers of the Ave, Subregion industrialization, and wife (m.

Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km2. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of ...

, São Miguel de Arcos, 21 April 1955) Berta da Silva Pinto (

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, Penafiel, 23 May 1934 –

, Creixomil, 13 February 1995), and paternal granddaughter of José Fernandes Salazar (

, Vermil, 3 March 1890 –

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

, Miragaia, 1 December 1975), an

, one of the pioneers of the Ave, Subregion industrialization, and wife (m.

, Ronfe, 19 February 1925) Rosa Correia da Silva Martins (

, Ronfe, 2 January 1897 –

, Cedofeita, 31 August 1972). The couple has three children: * João Pedro Pinto Salazar Marques Mendes * Ana Sofia Pinto Salazar Marques Mendes * João Miguel Pinto Salazar Marques Mendes

Honours

PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Cross BAR

Grand-Cross of the

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(6 June 2008)

Electoral history

PSD leadership election, 2005

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PSD leadership election, 2006

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PSD leadership election, 2007

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendes, Luis Marques 1957 births Living people People from Guimarães Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) 20th-century Portuguese lawyers University of Coimbra alumni