 He had been also the Secretary of State in the socialist governments of Prime Minister António Guterres.After had been Minister of Finances in the José Sócrates' cabinet, in 2011 he returned to his duties at the University of Porto's FEP.In July 2005, Prime Minister José Sócrates made a request to President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio for the resignation of the Minister of Finance, Luís Campos e Cunha, for reasons of a personal nature, family and fatigue, according to an official source.