Jerónimo de Sousa | |
Office1: | General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party |
Term Start1: | 27 November 2004 |
Term End1: | 12 November 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Carlos Carvalhas |
Successor1: | Paulo Raimundo |
Office2: | Member of the Assembly of the Republic |
Term Start2: | 10 March 2005 |
Term End2: | 21 November 2022 |
Constituency2: | Lisbon |
Term Start3: | 5 April 2002 |
Term End3: | 9 March 2005 |
Constituency3: | Setúbal |
Term Start4: | 3 June 1976 |
Term End4: | 26 October 1995 |
Constituency4: | Lisbon |
Birth Name: | Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa |
Birth Date: | 13 April 1947 |
Birth Place: | Loures, Portugal |
Party: | Portuguese Communist Party (1974–present) |
Profession: | Metallurgic worker |
Occupation: | Politician |
Children: | 2 |
Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (pronounced as /pt/; born 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician who served as General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party from the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004 to the party's National Conference in November 2022.[1] [2]
He is a member of the Assembly of the Republic and was also a candidate in the 2006 presidential election.
Jerónimo de Sousa left the race in favour of Jorge Sampaio.[3]
Jerónimo de Sousa finished fourth with 474,083 votes (8.64%).[4]