Fabian Figueiredo Explained

Fabian Figueiredo
Office:President of the Parliamentary Group of the Left Bloc
Term Start:26 March 2024
Predecessor:Pedro Filipe Soares
Birth Date:14 January 1989
Party:Left Bloc
Occupation:Politician, sociologist
Term Start1:26 March 2024
Constituency1:Lisbon
Term Start2:26 April 2021
Term End2:June 2021
Constituency2:Lisbon
Birth Name:Fabian Filipe Figueiredo

Fabian Filipe Figueiredo (born 14 January 1989) is a Portuguese politician and Sociologist from the Left Bloc. He has served for a short period as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, from April to June 2021.[1] He was elected in the 2024 legislative election as a deputy from Lisbon.[2]

Biography

Fabian Figueiredo studied Sociology in the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra.[3]

In 2017, he was the Left Bloc's candidate for Mayor of Loures, running, among others, against André Ventura, at the time the candidate from the PSD.[4] He filled a crime complaint against Ventura after his controversial remarks about the Romani people.[5] In 2021 he was once again a candidate for Mayor, failing once again to be elected.[6]

In 2019, he was the 7th candidate on the BE's list from Lisbon. He later became a member of the Assembly of the Republic, replacing Pedro Filipe Soares temporarily.[7]

In 2024, he was chosen as the 2nd candidate on the BE's list from Lisbon, only after party coordinator Mariana Mortágua, being elected to the Portuguese Parliament. After the election, he was chosen by the Left Bloc's political commission as the parliamentary leader of the Left Bloc, succeeding Pedro Filipe Soares, who retired from politics.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografia . 2024-03-12 . www.parlamento.pt . pt-PT.
  2. Web site: Santos . Ana Bacelar Begonha, Nuno Ferreira . 2024-03-11 . Com Mortágua, Bloco mantém representação parlamentar e aumenta votos . 2024-03-12 . PÚBLICO . pt.
  3. Web site: Fabian Figueiredo Grupo Parlamentar do Bloco de Esquerda . 2024-03-12 . parlamento.bloco.org.
  4. Web site: Autárquicas: Transportes e habitação são as grandes prioridades para o BE em Loures . 2024-03-12 . Diário de Notícias . en.
  5. Web site: "Há problemas com a comunidade cigana em Loures" . 2024-03-12 . Diário de Notícias . pt.
  6. Web site: Cunha . Mariana Lima . Fabian Figueiredo é o candidato do Bloco a Loures . 2024-03-12 . Observador . pt-PT.
  7. Web site: 2021-04-26 . Pedro Filipe Soares suspende funções para gozar licença parental . 2024-03-12 . Esquerda.net.
  8. Web site: Begonha . Ana Bacelar . 2024-03-13 . Fabian Figueiredo será o novo líder parlamentar do Bloco de Esquerda . 2024-03-15 . PÚBLICO . pt.