Miguel Morais Leitão (born 6 February 1964)[3] is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Economy in 2015. He is a member of the CDS – People's Party. Leitão served as Secretary of State for European Affairs from 2011 to 2013, and as Deputy Secretary of State for the Deputy Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015.[4] He headed the Ministry of Economy under Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho from 30 October[1] to 26 November 2015.[2]

Miguel Morais Leitão
Minister of Economy
In office
30 October 2015 – 26 November 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
Preceded byAntónio Pires de Lima[1]
Succeeded byManuel Caldeira Cabral[2]
Personal details
Born (1964-02-06) 6 February 1964 (age 60)
Political partyCDS – People's Party

References edit

  1. ^ a b Antunes, Rui Pedro (27 October 2015). "Passos Coelho forma governo de militantes". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Minuto-a-minuto: Costa confia na "solidariedade parlamentar" para governar sem medo. Cavaco duvida e lembra os seus poderes". Jornal de Negócios (in Portuguese). 26 November 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Miguel Morais Leitão vai ser o novo líder do Caixa BI". Público (in Portuguese). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Miguel Morais Leitão". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.