Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral

Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications
In office
24 April 1990 – 28 October 1995
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byJoão Maria de Oliveira Martins
Succeeded byHenrique Constantino
Minister of Commerce and Tourism
In office
17 August 1987 – 24 April 1990
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byFernando Santos Martins
Succeeded byFernando Faria de Oliveira
In office
17 October 1984 – 6 November 1985
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Preceded byÁlvaro Barreto
Succeeded byFernando Santos Martins
Secretary of State for Tourism
In office
18 June 1983 – 17 October 1984
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Preceded byLuís Nandim de Carvalho
Succeeded byJosé Rodrigues Ferraz
Secretary of State for European Integration
In office
12 January 1981 – 4 September 1981
Prime MinisterFrancisco Pinto Balsemão
Preceded byRui Almeida Mendes
Succeeded byVitor Martins
Secretary of State for Extractive and Manufacturing Industries
In office
7 August 1979 – 3 January 1980
Prime MinisterMaria de Lurdes Pintasilgo
Preceded byAntónio Cardoso e Cunha
Succeeded byRicardo Bayão Horta
Personal details
BornJoaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral
(1945-04-13) 13 April 1945
Lisbon, Portugal
PartySocial Democratic
Alma materInstituto 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.