João Corvelo Explained

João Paulo Corvelo
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
Term Start1:3 November 2016
Term End1:16 November 2020
Constituency1:Flores
Office2:President of the Parish of Cedros
Term Start2:16 December 2001
Term End2:11 October 2009
Birth Name:João Paulo Valadão Corvelo
Birth Place:Flores Island, Azores
Nationality:Portuguese
Party:Portuguese Communist Party
Children:One daughter
Alma Mater:Universidade Lusófona
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Veterinary physician

João Paulo Valadão Corvelo (born 1981, in Flores Island, Azores) is a Portuguese veterinary physician and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, elected in 2016, for the Flores Island constituency.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

He is known for having been the youngest European president of a civil parish, at age 20, when he was first elected president of the Junta de Freguesia of Cedros, in 2001. João Corvelo is also nephew of the historic Azorean Communist deputy Paulo Valadão, his maternal uncle.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deputado João Corvelo . Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma dos Açores . 9 September 2017 . Portuguese.
  2. News: Luciano Barcelos. CDU volta a eleger um deputado pelas Flores (Vídeo). 10 September 2017. RTP Açores. . 16 October 2016 . Açores . Portuguese.
  3. News: Paula Sá . Manuel Carlos Freire . 18 October 2016 . O veterinário do PCP com "contrato a prazo" para defender as Flores . . dn.pt . Portuguese . . 10 September 2017.
  4. News: Natacha Nunes Costa . 30 October 2016 . O vaqueiro que chegou a deputado . . . Portuguese . cmjornal.pt . 10 September 2017.
  5. News: Luciano Barcelos . 25 October 2016 . A história do novo deputado da CDU pelas Flores (Vídeo) . . Açores . . Portuguese . 10 September 2017.