Luís Maria de Barros Serra Marques Guedes (born 25 August 1957) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the government of Pedro Passos Coelho, Secretary of State to the Prime Minister of Portugal, and the Government XII Undersecretary of State Assistant to the Prime Minister. He held the position of Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party, of which he has been a member since 1995. When he ceased his activities as Minister of the Presidency, in late 2015, he became President of the Parliamentary Commission on Ethics, a section of the First Commission on Fundamental Rights.
Luís Marques Guedes | |
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| Minister of Regional Development | |
| In office 30 October 2015 – 26 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | Miguel Poiares Maduro |
| Succeeded by | Ana Abrunhosa |
| Minister of the Presidency | |
| In office 13 April 2013 – 26 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | Pedro Silva Pereira |
| Succeeded by | Maria Manuel Leitão Marques |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 13 April 2013 – 30 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | Miguel Relvas |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Costa Neves |
| Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 21 June 2011 – 13 April 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | João Tiago Silveira |
| Succeeded by | Tiago Antunes |
| Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 20 June 2008 – 11 October 2010 | |
| President | Manuela Ferreira Leite Pedro Passos Coelho |
| Preceded by | José Ribau Esteves |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Relvas |
| Secretary of State Assistant to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 7 December 1993 – 28 October 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | António Campos |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Pina Moura |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 31 October 1995 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Porto (1995–1999) Santarém (1999–2002) Lisbon (2002–2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1957 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Ana Carlota de Andrade |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
He was deputy mayor of Cascais, and was responsible for the legal departments, municipal police, and civil protection. He was also a member of the Municipal Assembly of Cascais and chairman of the Youth Institute.
He is a younger brother of Armando Marques Guedes, political scientist, anthropologist and former diplomat.