French
DeutschLuís Filipe Castro Mendes
Luís Filipe Castro Mendes | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) | |
| 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
[edit]National orders
[edit]
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
[edit]
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
[edit]- ^ a b Queiros, Luis Miguel (11 April 2016). "Um diplomata no Ministério da Cultura". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ a b José Almeida, São (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes". portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Entidades Nacionais Agraciadas com Ordens Estrangeiras". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
  | This article about a Portuguese politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |