Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral

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

He was a candidate for Lisbon mayor in the 1997 local elections and lost to incumbent PS mayor João Soares by a 52% to 39% margin. Four years later, he ran for President of the Republic in the 2001 election, taking just under 35% of the vote and losing to incumbent Jorge Sampaio.

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

Electoral history Lisbon City Council election, 1997

Candidate

Presidential election, 2001

Votes

Honours Portugal Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (30 January 2006)

Other countries Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (27 September 1991) Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (25 July 1996)