Eva Brás Pinho Explained

Term Start:26 March 2024
Constituency:Lisbon District
Office1:Member of the Cascais municipal assembly
Term Start1:2021
Birth Name:Eva Luna Brás Pinho
Birth Date:4 December 1999
Party:Social Democratic Party
Alma Mater:Catholic University of Portugal
Occupation:Lawyer • politician

Eva Luna Brás Pinho (born 1999) is a Portuguese politician. She is a deputy in the 16th legislature of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, as the youngest representative of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). By training, she is a lawyer.

Early life

Pinho was born on 4 December 1999. She obtained an undergraduate degree in law from the Lisbon campus of the Catholic University of Portugal in 2021 and a LL.M in Law in a European and Global Context from the same university's Global School of Law in 2022. After that she carried out further studies and served as a lawyer-intern in a Lisbon law company in preparation for admission to the Portuguese Bar Association.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Political career

Pinho joined the youth movement of the PSD, the Social Democratic Youth (JSD), and became the leader of the JSD in Cascais, a municipality in the Lisbon District. In 2021 she became a deputy on the Cascais municipal council. In the 2024 national elections, the PSD formed a coalition with two smaller parties to create the Democratic Alliance (DA). Pinho was 12th on the DA list for the Lisbon constituency in which the DA won 14 seats in the National Assembly. In her campaign, she addressed the poor state of education, transport, and health services in the country and the lack of housing, particularly for students. She talked about Portugal having "little ambition".[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eva Brás Pinho . PSD . 21 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Eva Bra´s Pinho . Morais Leitão . 21 April 2024.
  3. News: Petiz . Joana . Bernardo . Cristina . Eva Brás Pinho: "Faz-me confusão que se considere rico um jovem que ganha 1.500 euros" . 21 April 2024 . SAPO . 23 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Biografia Eva Brás Pinho PSD . Assembleia da República . 21 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Um compromisso com Portugal . Observador . 21 April 2024.
  6. News: Antunes . Andreia . Deputada mais nova tem 20 anos. Conheça os três eleitos mais novos e mais velhos . 21 April 2024 . Sábado . 12 March 2023.
  7. News: Eleições Legislativas 2024: Deputados Eleitos . 21 April 2024 . CNN.