André Rodrigues | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MEP |
Office: | Member of the European Parliament for Portugal |
Termstart: | 16 July 2024 |
Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores |
Termstart2: | 22 February 2024 |
Term End2: | 13 June 2024 |
Birth Date: | df=y 12 February 1977 |
Birth Place: | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |
Birthname: | André Filipe Franqueira Rodrigues |
Party: | Socialist Party |
Alma Mater: | University of Coimbra |
Constituency2: | São Miguel |
Occupation: | Jurist • Journalist • Politician |
André Filipe Franqueira Rodrigues (born 12 February 1977) is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1]
Rodrigues attended the University of Coimbra, where he obtained a law degree and a master's degree in legal and forensic sciences.[2] He worked as a journalist for 15 years, serving as director of Expresso das Nove, Azores correspondent for Televisão Independente, and editor of SATA Air Açores's in-flight magazine.[3]
He was an advisor to Vasco Cordeiro during his two terms as president of the regional government of the Azores.[2] In 2021, he was elected leader of the Socialist Party in São Miguel.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Azores in the 2024 regional election, where he served as vice president of the Socialist Party's parliamentary group.[2]