Portuguese politician (born 1980)
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.[3] He serves as vice-president of the Social Democratic Party, since 2022, appointed by Luís Montenegro.[4]
Leitão Amaro was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the constituencies of Viseu and Lisbon from 2009 to 2019.[5][6]
He is a supporter of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.[7][8]
In January 2024, he was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's Viseu list for the 2024 legislative elections.[9]
References
- ^ "António Leitão Amaro, o novo ministro da Presidência: o homem que tem de pôr a máquina a andar". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Portugal, Grand Union. "António Leitão Amaro". www.historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal", Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (in Portuguese), 2020-02-07, retrieved 2024-03-03
- ^ "António Leitão Amaro | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "XIII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa", Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (in Portuguese), 2020-03-07, retrieved 2024-03-03
- ^ Dinis, Rita. "Adoção homossexual aprovada. 19 deputados do PSD votaram a favor". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Simas, Nuno (2010-01-06). "PSD dá liberdade de voto sobre casamentos "gay"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Aguiar Branco é cabeça de lista da AD por Viana, Leitão Amaro por Viseu". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.