Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral

Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications
In office
24 April 1990 – 28 October 1995
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byJoão Maria de Oliveira Martins
Succeeded byHenrique Constantino
Minister of Commerce and Tourism
In office
17 August 1987 – 24 April 1990
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byFernando Santos Martins
Succeeded byFernando Faria de Oliveira
In office
17 October 1984 – 6 November 1985
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Preceded byÁlvaro Barreto
Succeeded byFernando Santos Martins
Secretary of State for Tourism
In office
18 June 1983 – 17 October 1984
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Preceded byLuís Nandim de Carvalho
Succeeded byJosé Rodrigues Ferraz
Secretary of State for European Integration
In office
12 January 1981 – 4 September 1981
Prime MinisterFrancisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded byRui Almeida Mendes
Succeeded byVitor Martins
Secretary of State for Extractive and Manufacturing Industries
In office
7 August 1979 – 3 January 1980
Prime MinisterMaria de Lurdes Pintasilgo
Preceded byAntónio Cardoso e Cunha
Succeeded byRicardo Bayão Horta
Personal details
BornJoaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral
(1945-04-13) 13 April 1945 (age 80)
Lisbon, Portugal
PartySocial Democratic
Alma materInstituto Superior Técnico

Joaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral (born 13 April 1945) is a Portuguese former politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[1]

He was a candidate in the 2001 Portuguese presidential election, taking just under 35% of the vote and losing to incumbent Jorge Sampaio.[2]

He served in the Assembly of the Republic from the seventh to ninth legislatures (1995–2009), first for Lisbon, then Leiria.[1]

As the Minister for Public Works, Transport and Communications he oversaw the construction of the Vasco da Gama Bridge. He later served as the president of Lusoponte, the company that built it.[3][4]

Honours

Portugal

Other countries

References

  1. ^ a b "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sampaio re-elected president in Portugal". BBC News. 14 January 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ Oliveira, Daniel (31 October 2011). "As verdadeiras reformas de alguns políticos não são as que aparecem nos jornais" [The true reforms of some politicians are not the ones that appear in the newspapers]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ Barreto, Diogo (15 March 2018). ""Lusoponte já pagou a manutenção da ponte", diz Ferreira Amaral" ["Lusoponte already paid for the maintenance of the bridge" says Ferreira Amaral]. Sábado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Entidades nacionais agraciadas com ordens portuguesas" [National entities honoured with Portuguese orders] (in Portuguese). Presidencia de Portugal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Entidades nacionais agraciadas com ordens estrangeiras" [National entities honoured with foreign orders] (in Portuguese). Presidencia de Portugal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.