Luís Filipe Castro Mendes

Luís Filipe Castro Mendes GOIH GCM
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 Cross of the Order of Merit (GCM, 28 January 2003)[4]
• Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry (GOIH, 18 March 1986)[4]
• Commander of the Order of Merit (ComM, 12 September 1991)[4]

Foreign orders

•  Brazil: Commander of the Order of Rio Branco (25 July 1996)[5]
•  United Kingdom: Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (7 March 1986)[5]

References

1. Queiros, Luis Miguel (11 April 2016). "Um diplomata no Ministério da Cultura". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
2. José Almeida, São (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. "Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
4. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
5. "Entidades Nacionais Agraciadas com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.