Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral

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Joaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral (born 13 April 1945) is a Portuguese former politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). [1]

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He was a candidate in the 2001 Portuguese presidential election, taking just under 35% of the vote and losing to incumbent Jorge Sampaio. [2]

He served in the Assembly of the Republic from the seventh to ninth legislatures (1995–2009), first for Lisbon, then Leiria. [1]

As the Minister for Public Works, Transport and Communications he oversaw the construction of the Vasco da Gama Bridge. He later served as the president of Lusoponte, the company that built it. [3] [4]

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  1. 1 2 "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) . Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. "Sampaio re-elected president in Portugal". BBC News. 14 January 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. Oliveira, Daniel (31 October 2011). "As verdadeiras reformas de alguns políticos não são as que aparecem nos jornais" [The true reforms of some politicians are not the ones that appear in the newspapers]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. Barreto, Diogo (15 March 2018). ""Lusoponte já pagou a manutenção da ponte", diz Ferreira Amaral" ["Lusoponte already paid for the maintenance of the bridge" says Ferreira Amaral]. Sábado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. "Entidades nacionais agraciadas com ordens portuguesas" [National entities honoured with Portuguese orders] (in Portuguese). Presidencia de Portugal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Entidades nacionais agraciadas com ordens estrangeiras" [National entities honoured with foreign orders] (in Portuguese). Presidencia de Portugal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.