Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | |
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| Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications | |
| In office 24 April 1990 – 28 October 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | João Maria de Oliveira Martins |
| Succeeded by | Henrique Constantino |
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | |
| In office 17 August 1987 – 24 April 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | Fernando Santos Martins |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Faria de Oliveira |
| In office 17 October 1984 – 6 November 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Barreto |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Santos Martins |
| Secretary of State for Tourism | |
| In office 18 June 1983 – 17 October 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | Luís Nandim de Carvalho |
| Succeeded by | José Rodrigues Ferraz |
| Secretary of State for European Integration | |
| In office 12 January 1981 – 4 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | Rui Almeida Mendes |
| Succeeded by | Vitor Martins |
| Secretary of State for Extractive and Manufacturing Industries | |
| In office 7 August 1979 – 3 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo |
| Preceded by | António Cardoso e Cunha |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Bayão Horta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral 13 April 1945 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Party | Social Democratic |
| Alma mater | Instituto Superior Técnico |
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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
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (30 January 2006)[5]
Other countries
Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (27 September 1991)[6]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (25 July 1996)[6]
References
- ^ a b "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Sampaio re-elected president in Portugal". BBC News. 14 January 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Entidades nacionais agraciadas com ordens portuguesas" [National entities honoured with Portuguese orders] (in Portuguese). Presidencia de Portugal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Entidades nacionais agraciadas com ordens estrangeiras" [National entities honoured with foreign orders] (in Portuguese). Presidencia de Portugal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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