Luís Filipe Castro Mendes

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

National orders

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

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

^ 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.