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Portuguese politician (born 1980)
António Leitão Amaro
Leitão Amaro in 2024
Minister of the Presidency
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 April 2024
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byMariana Vieira da Silva
Secretary of State for Local Administration
In office
23 April 2013 – 30 October 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
MinisterMiguel Poiares Maduro
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
26 March 2024 – 2 April 2024
ConstituencyViseu
In office
15 October 2009 – 24 October 2019
ConstituencyLisbon (2009–2015)
Viseu (2015–2019)
President of the Tondela Municipal Assembly
In office
18 October 2021 – 1 April 2024
Personal details
BornAntónio Egrejas Leitão Amaro
(1980-04-02) 2 April 1980 (age 44)
Tondela, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations		Social Democratic Youth (until 2010)
SpouseMadalena Formigal Jordão
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Harvard Law School
OccupationLawyer • politician

António Egrejas Leitão Amaro (born 2 April 1980) is a Portuguese jurist and politician. He has been Minister of Presidency since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.

He was Secretary of State for Local Administration in the XIX Constitutional Government between April 2013 and October 2015. He serves as vice-president of the Social Democratic Party, since 2022, appointed by Luís Montenegro.

Leitão Amaro was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the constituencies of Viseu and Lisbon from 2009 to 2019.

He is a supporter of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.

In January 2024, he was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's Viseu list for the 2024 legislative elections.

References

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  8. Simas, Nuno (2010-01-06). "PSD dá liberdade de voto sobre casamentos "gay"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  9. "Aguiar Branco é cabeça de lista da AD por Viana, Leitão Amaro por Viseu". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
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