Diogo Freitas do Amaral
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Freitas do Amaral in 2005
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110th Prime Minister of Portugal Acting |
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In office 4 December 1980 – 9 January 1981 (1 month and 5 days) |
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| President | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Sá Carneiro |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 12 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | António Monteiro |
| Succeeded by | Luís Amado |
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In office 10 January 1980 – 12 January 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Francisco de Sá Carneiro |
| Preceded by | João Cardoso |
| Succeeded by | André Gonçalves Pereira |
| Leader of the CDS – People's Party | |
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In office 31 January 1988 – 22 March 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Adriano Moreira |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Monteiro |
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In office 19 July 1974 – 20 February 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Lucas Pires |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal | |
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In office 4 September 1981 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | Position vacant |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mota Pinto |
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In office 3 January 1980 – 9 January 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Francisco de Sá Carneiro |
| Preceded by | Manuel Jacinto Nunes |
| Succeeded by | Position vacant |
| Minister of National Defence | |
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In office 4 September 1981 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | Luís de Azevedo Coutinho |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mota Pinto |
| Personal details | |
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21 July 1941 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic and Social Centre - People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maria José Salgado Sarmento de Matos |
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Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɡu ˈfɾɐjtɐʃ du ɐmɐˈɾaɫ]; b. Póvoa de Varzim, 21 July 1941), usually referred to as either Freitas do Amaral or informally Freitas or literarilly as D. Freitas do Amaral, is a Portuguese politician and law professor. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 March 2005 to 3 July 2006. He also served briefly as Prime Minister in an interim capacity in the early 1980s.
He is the third but first surviving son of Duarte de Freitas do Amaral and wife Maria Filomena de Campos Trocado, and the older brother of João de Freitas do Amaral.
He is a Licentiate and a Doctorate in Law specialised in Administrative Law and Political Science from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and a Cathedratic Professor in the Faculty of Law at the New University of Lisbon and is also a publicist.
Currently, he is Professor in the Faculty of Law of the Lusófona University of Lisbon, where he teaches and governs the chair of the Economics of Public Law in Law degree, developing other teaching activities in the same college.
In 1974, some months after the Carnation Revolution, he was one of the Founders and President of then Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), a right-wing party. He led this party till 1985, and again from 1988 to 1991. He served as a Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic (the Portuguese parliament) from 1975 to 1982 or 1983, and again in 1992 and 1993.
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