Luís Filipe Castro Mendes | |
Honorific-Suffix: | GOIH GCM |
Office: | Minister of Culture |
Primeminister: | António Costa[1] |
Term Start: | 14 April 2016 |
Term End: | 15 October 2018 |
Predecessor: | João Soares |
Successor: | Graça Fonseca |
Birth Date: | 1950 |
Birth Place: | Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal |
Alma Mater: | University of Lisbon |
Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes (born 21 November 1950) is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture from 14 April 2016 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]
Commander of the Order of Rio Branco (25 July 1996)
Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (7 March 1986)[5]