Mário Lino

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Mário Lino
Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication
Incumbent
Assumed office  March 12, 2005
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Preceded by	António Mexia
Born	March 31, 1940 (1940-03-31) (age 68)
Nationality	Portuguese
Political party	Socialist
Other political affiliations	PCP (former)
Saying that southern waterfront of the Tagus river in Portugal "is a desert"

Mário Lino Soares Correia (born May 31, 1940 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese politician. He is the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication in the 17th Constitutional Government of Portugal. He became famous for saying that the southern waterfront of the Tagus river in Portugal "is a desert". Lino is a former member of the Communist Party.

[edit] External links

• Biography on Portugal.gov.pt

Preceded by António Mexia

Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication 2005—present

Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Government of Portugal (17th Constitutional Government) Prime Minister: José Sócrates Ministers: Alberto Costa • Ana Jorge • Augusto Santos Silva • Francisco Nunes Correia • Jaime Silva • José António Pinto Ribeiro • José Vieira da Silva • Luís Amado • Manuel Pinho • Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues • Mariano Gago • Mário Lino • Nuno Severiano Teixeira • Pedro Silva Pereira • Rui Pereira • Fernando Teixeira dos Santos