António Leitão Amaro

António Egrejas Leitão Amaro (born 2 April 1980) is a Portuguese jurist and politician. He has been Minister of Presidency since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.^[1]

António Leitão Amaro
Leitão Amaro in 2024
Minister of the Presidency
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 April 2024
Prime Minister	Luís Montenegro
Preceded by	Mariana Vieira da Silva
Secretary of State for Local Administration
In office 23 April 2013 – 30 October 2015
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho
Minister	Miguel Poiares Maduro
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 26 March 2024 – 2 April 2024
Constituency	Viseu
In office 15 October 2009 – 24 October 2019
Constituency	Lisbon (2009–2015) Viseu (2015–2019)
President of the Tondela Municipal Assembly
In office 18 October 2021 – 1 April 2024
Personal details
Born	António Egrejas Leitão Amaro (1980-04-02) 2 April 1980 (age 45) Tondela, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Youth (until 2010)
Alma mater	University of Lisbon Harvard Law School
Occupation	Lawyer • politician

Political career

Leitão Amaro was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the constituencies of Viseu and Lisbon from 2009 to 2019.^[2][3]

Leitão Amaro was Secretary of State for Local Administration^[4] in the XIX Constitutional Government between April 2013 and October 2015.^[5] He serves as vice-president of the Social Democratic Party, since 2022, appointed by Luís Montenegro.^[6]

In January 2024, Leitão Amaro was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's Viseu list for the 2024 legislative elections.^[7]

Political positions

Leitão Amaro is a supporter of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.^[8][9]