Marta Freitas (born September 27, 1980) is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, being first elected in October 2019 as a representative of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) for the constituency of Madeira.
Marta Freitas | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal | |
In office 2019–2024 | |
Constituency | Madeira |
Personal details | |
Born | Marta Luísa de Freitas 27 September 1980 Portugal |
Political party | ![]() Socialist Party (PS) |
Occupation | Politician |
Education
editMarta Luísa de Freitas was born on 27 September 1980. She has an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy and a master's in Physical Activity and Sport. She works as a physiotherapist at a retirement home and privately in Madeira.[1][2]
Political career
editIn 2017, Freitas became a member of the Municipal Assembly in Funchal, capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. She was elected as a deputy of the National Assembly of Portugal in 2019. As a deputy, she is a member of the parliamentary commission on Labour and Social Security and the Working Group on the Rights of People with Disabilities.[1] Freitas was re-elected for the Madeira constituency in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election on 30 January 2022, but was not a candidate in the 2024 election.[3][4][5]
In January 2024 she was elected as the secretary-general of the PS in Madeira.[6] At the same time she was elected as the president of the political commission of socialist women in the constituency.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Biografia: Marta Luísa de Freitas". Assembleia de República. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Registo de Interesses: MARTA LUÍSA DE FREITAS". Assembleia de República. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Legislativas: Os 117 deputados eleitos pelo PS". PS. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "O dia seguinte às eleições". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Candidatos". PS. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Marta Freitas será a nova secretária-geral do PS-Madeira". PS Madeira. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Franco, Erica (15 January 2024). "Marta Freitas eleita presidente da Comissão Política das Mulheres Socialistas da Madeira". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 25 August 2024.