Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | |
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| Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications | |
| In office 24 April 1990 – 28 October 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | João Maria de Oliveira Martins |
| Succeeded by | Henrique Constantino |
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | |
| In office 17 August 1987 – 24 April 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | Fernando Santos Martins |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Faria de Oliveira |
| In office 17 October 1984 – 6 November 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Barreto |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Santos Martins |
| Secretary of State for Tourism | |
| In office 18 June 1983 – 17 October 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | Luís Nandim de Carvalho |
| Succeeded by | José Rodrigues Ferraz |
| Secretary of State for European Integration | |
| In office 12 January 1981 – 4 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | Rui Almeida Mendes |
| Succeeded by | Vitor Martins |
| Secretary of State for Extractive and Manufacturing Industries | |
| In office 7 August 1979 – 3 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo |
| Preceded by | António Cardoso e Cunha |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Bayão Horta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral 13 April 1945 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Party | Social Democratic |
| Alma mater | Instituto Superior Técnico |
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Joaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral (born 13 April 1945) is a Portuguese former politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).
He was a candidate in the 2001 Portuguese presidential election, taking just under 35% of the vote and losing to incumbent Jorge Sampaio.
He served in the Assembly of the Republic from the seventh to ninth legislatures (1995–2009), first for Lisbon, then Leiria.
As the Minister for Public Works, Transport and Communications he oversaw the construction of the Vasco da Gama Bridge. He later served as the president of Lusoponte, the company that built it.