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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]

Luís Filipe Castro Mendes GOIH GCM
Minister of Culture
In office 14 April 2016 – 15 October 2018
Prime Minister	António Costa[1]
Preceded by	João Soares[1]
Succeeded by	Graça Fonseca[2]
Personal details
Born	1950 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal[3]
Alma mater	University of Lisbon

Distinctions

National orders

• Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (18 March 1986)[4]
• Commander of the Order of Merit (12 September 1991)[4]
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (28 January 2003)[4]

Foreign orders

• Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order of the United Kingdom (7 March 1986)[5]
• Commander of the Order of Rio Branco of Brazil (25 July 1996)[5]

References

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