Background
Antunes, Luis Pais was born on August 20, 1957 in Coimbra, Portugal.
Antunes, Luis Pais was born on August 20, 1957 in Coimbra, Portugal.
Graduate in Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal, 1980. Master of Arts in Advanced European and International Studies, European Institute for Advanced International Studies, Nice, France, 1985. Diploma in European Union Law Studies, University of Coimbra, 1991.
Member of the legal service European Commission, Brussels, 1986—1989. Legal secretary of the president European Court of First Instance, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 1989—1994. Director general for competition and prices Portuguese Government, Lisbon, 1994—1996.
Senior partner PLMJ - Law firm, Portugal, since 1997. Secretary of state for labour Portuguese Government, 2002—2004, secretary of state for economic activities and labour, 2004—2005. Member of the parliament Portuguese Parliament, since 2005, vice president European affairs committee, since 2005.
Married Daniela Bruto da Costa Antao, July 21, 2001. Children: Miguel, Guilherme, Afonso, Henrique.