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Portuguese politician (born 1977)
Miguel Pinto Luz
Pinto Luz in 2019
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 April 2024
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byAntónio Costa (Infrastructure; caretaker)
Marina Gonçalves (Housing)
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
26 March 2024 – 2 April 2024
ConstituencyFaro
Vice President of the Social Democratic Party
In office
3 July 2022 – 19 October 2024
PresidentLuís Montenegro
Preceded byIsaura Morais
Succeeded byRui Rocha
Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications
In office
30 October 2015 – 26 November 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
MinisterMiguel Morais Leitão
Member of the Cascais City Council
In office
9 October 2005 – 25 January 2024
Personal details
BornMiguel Martinez de Castro Pinto Luz
(1977-03-08) 8 March 1977 (age 47)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Children3
Alma materInstituto Superior Técnico
OccupationElectrical engineer • Politician

Miguel Martinez de Castro Pinto Luz (born 8 March 1977) is a Portuguese politician who is currently serving as Vice President of the Social Democratic Party since 3 July 2022. He has been Minister of Infrastructure and Housing since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.

Political career

Pinto Luz has also served as Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transportation and Communications during the 20th Constitutional Government and as Deputy Mayor of Cascais from 2017 to 2024.

Pinto Luz was a candidate for the Social Democratic Party leadership in 2020 against Rui Rio and Luís Montenegro, coming third with less than 10% of the votes and failing to go to a runoff. During the campaign, he supported an alliance with Chega in case the PSD needed them to form a government.

After the 2022 leadership election, Pinto Luz became one of the Vice presidents of Luís Montenegro. He was chosen as the main candidate from Faro in the 2024 legislative election, a decision that was widely criticized by all the municipal party leaderships.

References

  1. "Miguel Pinto Luz | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. "Miguel Pinto Luz, o novo ministro das Infraestruturas e da Habitação: o homem que vai ter muito para decidir". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  3. POSTAL (2024-01-14). "Eleições: Miguel Pinto Luz vai encabeçar a lista de deputados da AD por Faro". Postal do Algarve (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. Lemos, Pedro (2024-01-25). "Pinto Luz suspende mandato em Cascais e muda-se para "casa do pai" no Algarve". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. Democrática, Aliança. "Faro". Aliança Democrática (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  6. Sapage, Sónia (2019-10-18). "Miguel Pinto Luz é candidato à liderança do PSD". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  7. "Miguel Pinto Luz: "Sim, a aliança com o Chega é possível"". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. Antunes, Rui Pedro. "Todas as concelhias do PSD/Algarve escrevem carta a pedir a Montenegro para retirar Pinto Luz de cabeça de lista em Faro". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.


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