| Carlos Carvalhas | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | GCC |
| Office: | General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party |
| Term Start: | 5 December 1992 |
| Term End: | 27 November 2004 |
| Predecessor: | Álvaro Cunhal |
| Successor: | Jerónimo de Sousa |
| Office1: | Member of the Assembly of the Republic |
| Term Start2: | 3 June 1976 |
| Term End2: | 12 November 1980 |
| Constituency2: | Lisbon |
| Term Start1: | 31 May 1983 |
| Term End1: | 9 March 2005 |
| Constituency1: | Lisbon |
| Birth Name: | Carlos Alberto do Vale Gomes Carvalhas |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1941 |
| Birth Place: | São Pedro do Sul, Portugal |
| Party: | Portuguese Communist Party |
| Spouse: | Maria Manuel Lopes Marques Leal |
| Parents: | António José Bandeira Carvalhas (father) Esmeraldina do Céu Gomes Quaresma (mother) |
| Children: | Two children |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Economist |
| Alma Mater: | Technical University of Lisbon |
Carlos Alberto do Vale Gomes Carvalhas, GCC (born in São Pedro do Sul, 9 November 1941) is a Portuguese economist and politician[1] and former Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party (1993–2004), succeeding the historical leader Álvaro Cunhal.[2]
He was born to António José Bandeira Carvalhas (Baiões, São Pedro do Sul, 22 April 1915 – 4 February 1999) and Esmeraldina do Céu Gomes Quaresma (b. Moldes, Arouca, 9 July 1917). His father was a businessman and owner of the warehouse Discomer that served as a food retailer for the local shops.
He was a deputy of the Assembly of the Republic for two time periods[3] and was a candidate for the Portuguese presidency in 1991, where he received 635,373 votes (12.92%).
On 5 October 2004, he announced his intention to resign. He was replaced by Jerónimo de Sousa on 27 November 2004, at the 17th Congress of the PCP.
His late second cousin was married to the 3rd Viscount of São Pedro do Sul.
See main article: 1991 Portuguese presidential election. |-! colspan="2" |Candidate! Votes! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%|-| style="background:;"|| align=left |Mário Soares || 3,459,521 || 70.4 |-| style="background:;"|| align=left |Basílio Horta || 696,379 || 14.2 |-| style="background:;"|| align=left |Carlos Carvalhas || 635,373 || 12.9 |-| style="background:#E2062C;"|| align=left |Carlos Manuel Marques || 126,581 || 2.6|-| colspan="2" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots | 180,214 || – |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| colspan="2" align="left"| Turnout| 5,098,768 || 62.16 |-| colspan="4" align=left|Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[4] |}
See main article: 1995 Portuguese legislative election. |-! colspan="2" | Party! Candidate! Votes! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"|PS| align=left |António Guterres || 2,583,755 || 43.8 || 112 || style="color:green;"| +40|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"|PSD| align=left |Fernando Nogueira || 2,014,589 || 34.1 || 88 || style="color:red;"| –47|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| CDS–PP| align=left |Manuel Monteiro || 534,470 || 9.1 || 15 || style="color:green;"| +10|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| CDU| align=left |Carlos Carvalhas || 506,157 || 8.6 || 15 || style="color:red;"| –2|-| style="background:white;"|| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties| 152,790 || 2.6 || 0 || style="color:red;"| –1|-| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots | 113,093 || 1.9 || – || –|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout| 5,904,854 || 66.30 || 230 || ±0|-| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[5] |}
See main article: 1999 Portuguese legislative election. |-! colspan="2" | Party! Candidate! Votes! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"|PS| align=left |António Guterres || 2,385,922 || 44.1 || 115 || style="color:green;"| +3|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"|PSD| align=left |José Manuel Durão Barroso || 1,750,158 || 32.3 || 81 || style="color:red;"| –7|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| CDU| align=left |Carlos Carvalhas || 487,058 || 9.0 || 17 || style="color:green;"| +2|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| CDS–PP| align=left |Paulo Portas || 451,643 || 8.3 || 15 || ±0|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| BE| align=left |Francisco Louçã || 132,333 || 2.4 || 2 || new|-| style="background:white;"|| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties| 99,842 || 1.8 || 0 || ±0|-| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots | 108,194 || 2.0 || – || –|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout| 5,415,102 || 61.02 || 230 || ±0|-| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[6] |}
See main article: 2002 Portuguese legislative election. |-! colspan="2" | Party! Candidate! Votes! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"|PSD| align=left |José Manuel Durão Barroso || 2,200,765 || 40.2 || 105 || style="color:green;"| +24|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"|PS| align=left |Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues || 2,068,584 || 37.8 || 96 || style="color:red;"| –19|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| CDS–PP| align=left |Paulo Portas || 477,350 || 8.7 || 14 || style="color:red;"| –1|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| CDU| align=left |Carlos Carvalhas || 379,870 || 6.9 || 12 || style="color:red;"| –5|-| style="background:;"|| align="left"| BE| align=left |Francisco Louçã || 153,877 || 2.8 || 3 || style="color:green;"| +1|-| style="background:white;"|| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties| 88,542 || 1.6 || 0 || ±0|-| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots | 107,774 || 2.0 || – || –|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout| 5,473,655 || 61.48 || 230 || ±0|-| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[7] |}