| Luís Amado | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 July 2006 – 21 July 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Portas |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Paulo Portas |
| Succeeded by | Nuno Severiano Teixeira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1953 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Political party | Socialist |
Luís Filipe Marques Amado (born 17 September 1953) was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal in the government led by the Socialist Party. Before replacing Diogo Freitas do Amaral as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 30 June 2006, Amado was the Minister of Defence. He accepted the EU presidency for Portugal, on 30 June 2007.
Luís Amado graduated in economics at the Technical University of Lisbon. He is also advisor to the Portuguese National Defence Institute and Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. He is married and has two children. He has lived much of his life in Madeira, where he was a representative in the Regional Assembly.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Paulo Portas |
Minister of Defence 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Nuno Severiano Teixeira |
| Preceded by Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006–2011 |
Succeeded by Paulo Portas |
| Preceded by Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
President of the Council of the European Union 2007 |
Succeeded by Dimitrij Rupel |
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