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José Manuel Rodrigues (politician)

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José Manuel Rodrigues
José Manuel Rodrigues in 2024
President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
Assumed office
15 October 2019
Preceded byJosé Lino Tranquada Gomes
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
Assumed office
17 September 2012
In office
13 October 1996 – 14 October 2009
President of the CDS – People's Party of Madeira
Assumed office
14 April 2024
Preceded byRui Barreto
In office
1997–2015
Preceded byRui Gomes Vieira
Succeeded byRui Barreto
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
15 October 2009 – 16 September 2012
ConstituencyMadeira
Member of the Funchal City Council
In office
29 September 2013 – 1 October 2017
Personal details
Born
José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues

(1960-07-13) 13 July 1960 (age 64)
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Political partyCDS – People's Party
SpouseDaniela Rodrigues
OccupationJournalist • politician

José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues (born 13 July 1960) is a Portuguese journalist and politician, from the CDS – People's Party. Since 2019, he is the President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.[1]

He was successively elected as member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira since 1996. He was parliamentary leader several times.[2]

In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, being re-elected in the early elections of June 2011. Here, he served as vice-president of the CDS-PP Parliamentary group.[3]

In 2019, José Manuel Rodrigues was elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XII legislature (2019–2023). In 2023, he was re-elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XIII legislature.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nota Biográfica". ALRAM – Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  2. ^ "Jornalista e militante do CDS há 40 anos (áudio) | RTP Madeira". madeira.rtp.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  4. ^ "XIII Legislatura arranca com a eleição da Mesa da Assembleia Legislativa da Madeira". ALRAM – Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Retrieved 2024-04-14.