Ana Vasconcelos Martins Explained

Ana Vasconcelos Martins
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Office:Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
Termstart:16 July 2024
Birth Date:14 March 1985
Birth Place:Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal
Birthname:Ana Vasconcelos Martins
Party:Liberal Initiative (2019–present)
Otherparty:ALDE (2024–present)
Alma Mater:Catholic University of Portugal
University of Oxford
Occupation:Jurist • Politician

Ana Vasconcelos Martins (born 14 March 1985) is a Portuguese politician of the Liberal Initiative who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] She serves as a vice president of the Liberal Initiative,[2] and was the party's lead candidate for the Azores constituency in the 2019 legislative election.[3] For the 2019 European Parliament election, she was an independent candidate in fourth place on the party's list.[4]

Martins was born on Terceira Island, and has lived in Lisbon since the age of 7.[5] She studied law and political science at the Catholic University of Portugal and political theory at the University of Oxford, where she also worked as a research assistant.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Freed from Desire". IL chega de Smart a Bruxelas, Cotrim ao volante, Ana Martins à pendura. Rádio Renascença. 10 June 2024. pt.
  2. Web site: Iniciativa Liberal dá segundo lugar aos Açores na lista das Europeias. Açoriano Oriental. 23 April 2024. pt.
  3. Web site: Ana Martins é cabeça de lista da Iniciativa Liberal pelo círculo dos Açores. Açoriano Oriental. 13 August 2019. pt.
  4. Web site: Eleições europeias. Quem são os 21 eurodeputados portugueses eleitos?. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 10 June 2024. pt.
  5. Web site: Soldados na Ucrânia? "Temos de admitir a possibilidade". Público. 2 June 2024. pt.