Miguel Pinto Luz

Miguel Pinto Luz
Miguel Pinto Luz
	Pinto Luz in 2019
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 April 2024
Prime Minister	Luís Montenegro
Preceded by	António Costa (Infrastructure; caretaker); Marina Gonçalves (Housing)
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
	In office; 26 March 2024 – 2 April 2024
Constituency	Faro
Vice President of the Social Democratic Party
	In office; 3 July 2022 – 19 October 2024
President	Luís Montenegro
Preceded by	Isaura Morais
Succeeded by	Rui Rocha
Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications
	In office; 30 October 2015 – 26 November 2015
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho
Minister	Miguel Morais Leitão
Member of the Cascais City Council
	In office; 9 October 2005 – 25 January 2024
Personal details
Born	Miguel Martinez de Castro Pinto Luz; 8 March 1977 (age 47); Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Children	3
Alma mater	Instituto Superior Técnico
Occupation	Electrical engineer • Politician

Miguel Martinez de Castro Pinto Luz (born 8 March 1977) is a Portuguese politician who is currently serving as Vice President of the Social Democratic Party since 3 July 2022.^[1] He has been Minister of Infrastructure and Housing since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.^[2]

Political career

Pinto Luz has also served as Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transportation and Communications during the 20th Constitutional Government^[3] and as Deputy Mayor of Cascais from 2017 to 2024.^[4]^[5]

Pinto Luz was a candidate for the Social Democratic Party leadership in 2020 against Rui Rio and Luís Montenegro,^[6] coming third with less than 10% of the votes and failing to go to a runoff. During the campaign, he supported an alliance with Chega in case the PSD needed them to form a government.^[7]

After the 2022 leadership election, Pinto Luz became one of the Vice presidents of Luís Montenegro. He was chosen as the main candidate from Faro in the 2024 legislative election, a decision that was widely criticized by all the municipal party leaderships.^[8]

References

^ "Miguel Pinto Luz | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ "Miguel Pinto Luz, o novo ministro das Infraestruturas e da Habitação: o homem que vai ter muito para decidir". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
^ POSTAL (2024-01-14). "Eleições: Miguel Pinto Luz vai encabeçar a lista de deputados da AD por Faro". Postal do Algarve (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Lemos, Pedro (2024-01-25). "Pinto Luz suspende mandato em Cascais e muda-se para "casa do pai" no Algarve". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ Democrática, Aliança. "Faro". Aliança Democrática (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
^ Sapage, Sónia (2019-10-18). "Miguel Pinto Luz é candidato à liderança do PSD". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ "Miguel Pinto Luz: "Sim, a aliança com o Chega é possível"". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Antunes, Rui Pedro. "Todas as concelhias do PSD/Algarve escrevem carta a pedir a Montenegro para retirar Pinto Luz de cabeça de lista em Faro". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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[1] "Miguel Pinto Luz | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[2] "Miguel Pinto Luz, o novo ministro das Infraestruturas e da Habitação: o homem que vai ter muito para decidir". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

[3] POSTAL (2024-01-14). "Eleições: Miguel Pinto Luz vai encabeçar a lista de deputados da AD por Faro". Postal do Algarve (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[4] Lemos, Pedro (2024-01-25). "Pinto Luz suspende mandato em Cascais e muda-se para "casa do pai" no Algarve". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[5] Democrática, Aliança. "Faro". Aliança Democrática (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[6] Sapage, Sónia (2019-10-18). "Miguel Pinto Luz é candidato à liderança do PSD". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[7] "Miguel Pinto Luz: "Sim, a aliança com o Chega é possível"". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[8] Antunes, Rui Pedro. "Todas as concelhias do PSD/Algarve escrevem carta a pedir a Montenegro para retirar Pinto Luz de cabeça de lista em Faro". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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