Luís Filipe Castro Mendes

Luís Filipe Castro Mendes
Minister of Culture
In office
14 April 2016  15 October 2018
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
Preceded byJoão Soares
Succeeded byGraça Fonseca
Personal details
Born1950
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon

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 to 15 October 2018. 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.