Miguel Pinto Luz was born on March 8, 1977, in Lisbon. He is married and the father of three children. He holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (2000) and an MBA from AESE Business School/IESE (University of Navarra).
Over the past decades, he has held various positions in management, leadership, and academia, including: President of the Alfredo de Sousa Foundation; Deputy Mayor of Cascais; Board Member of the Inclusive Community Forum; President of SEDES Lisbon; Vice President of the Regional Tourism Authority; Member of the Board of the Paula Rego Foundation; President and Director of several companies and agencies within the local and intermunicipal business sector; Researcher at the Information Systems Group of INESC-ID; and Visiting Lecturer at Nova School of Business and Economics and Instituto Superior Técnico.
He served as Minister for Infrastructure and Housing in the XXIV Constitutional Government of Portugal. Previously, he was Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport, and Communications in the XX Constitutional Government, under Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
Politically, he is currently a member of the National Political Commission of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). Over nearly 30 years of political life, he has served as National Councilor, local and district leader, and Vice President of the PSD.