Marcos Perestrello

Marcos da Cunha e Lorena Perestrello de Vasconcelos (born 23 August 1971) is a Portuguese politician. He is currently a member of the Portuguese Parliament and Chairman of the Parliament's National Defense Committee. He was Portuguese Secretary of State for National Defense in António Costa's government and Secretary of State for National Defense and Maritime Affairs in José Sócrates' government.

Biography He graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

He was Assistant to the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (1999–2000) and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State for Internal Administration (1995–1999).

In 2001, he founded and took over the management of CIMASA — Centro de Informação, Mediação e Arbitragem de Seguros Automóveis, which brings together representatives of insurance companies, through the Associação Portuguesa de Seguradores, consumers, through DECO, and motorists, through the ACP. until 2018, when he resumed his previous duties as a Member of Parliament.