José Gusmão
Appearance
José Gusmão | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
In office 2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
Parliamentary group | LEFT |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 15 October 2009 – 19 June 2011 | |
Constituency | Santarém |
Personal details | |
Born | José Guilherme Figueiredo Nobre de Gusmão 20 July 1976 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Left Bloc |
Other political affiliations | Portuguese Communist Party (formerly) |
Parent | Manuel Gusmão (father) |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Website | EU Personal Profile |
José Guilherme Figueiredo Nobre de Gusmão (born 20 July 1976) is a Portuguese politician formerly serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Left Bloc from 2014 until 2024.[1]
Biography
[edit]Gusmão was born in 1976. He is the son of writer and politician Manuel Gusmão and the half-brother of politician commentator Daniel Oliveira (they both share the same mother).[2]
A member of the Left Bloc, he was first elected as a deputy from Santarém in 2009.[3] He ran for re-election in 2011, but failed.
In 2019, he was elected as a MEP along with Marisa Matias.[1]
In 2022, he was the main candidate of the Left Bloc in Faro,[4] but he failed to be elected. He was once again chosen as the main candidate in Faro for the 2024 election.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b His MEP profile
- ^ "Mano a mano: Quando a família se mete na política". www.sabado.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Entre polémica, Bloco mantém maioria dos cabeças de lista às legislativas. José Gusmão é novidade em Faro". Expresso (in Portuguese). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Lemos, Pedro (16 December 2023). "José Gusmão volta a ser cabeça de lista do Bloco pelo Algarve". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.