Rui Afonso (born 28 November 1979) is a Portuguese politician of the Chega party who has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic since 2022 representing the Porto constituency.
Rui Afonso | |
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| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office March 29, 2022 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
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| Born | Rui Pedro da Silva Afonso 28 November 1979 Porto, Portugal |
| Political party | Chega |
| Alma mater | University of A Coruña |
Biography
editAfonso studied a PhD in finance at the University of A Coruña in Spain. He began his professional career as an international insurance broker and then worked in the credit recovery department of a Portuguese finance company.[1]
He joined Chega in 2019 and took over as head of the party in Porto after the original regional chairman resigned. In 2021, he was elected as a municipal councilor in Porto.[2]
During the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Afonso was elected to represent the Porto constituency.[3] He has described himself as a conservative politically. In the Assembly, he has called for tougher anti-corruption and law & order policies, such as life imprisonment and chemical castration for convicted pedophiles.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Silva, Filipa; Serra Cunha, Tiago; Torres, Ana (2022-01-28). "Rui Afonso: "Não podemos viabilizar um orçamento que não reflita as crenças do Chega" - JPN". JPN - JornalismoPortoNet (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Ventura mais 11: quem é quem no novo grupo parlamentar do Chega". Expresso (in European Portuguese). 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Eleições Legislativas 2022". legislativas2022.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-30.