André Rodrigues Explained

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:JuristJournalistPolitician

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]

Early life and career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "PS não deixará de trabalhar com todos". Açoriano Oriental. 10 June 2024. pt.
  2. Web site: André Rodrigues é o candidato escolhido pelo PS/A para as Europeias. Açoriano Oriental. 19 April 2024. pt.
  3. Web site: André Rodrigues eleito líder do PS de São Miguel. Açoriano Oriental. 17 April 2021. pt.