João Oliveira (politician) explained

João Oliveira
Office1:Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
Term Start1:16 July 2024
Term Start2:29 January 2007
Term End2:28 March 2022
Constituency2:Évora
Birth Name:João Guilherme Ramos Rosa de Oliveira
Birth Date:9 July 1979
Birth Place:Évora, Portugal
Party:Portuguese Communist Party
Alma Mater:University of Coimbra
Occupation:Lawyer • Politician

João Guilherme Ramos Rosa de Oliveira (born 9 July 1979) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic for the Portuguese Communist Party, from 2007 to 2022. He was always elected by the constituency of Évora, as a member of the Unitary Democratic Coalition lists for that same constituency.[1] He was not re-elected in the 2022 legislative elections, given that the CDU lost the seat it had in Évora to the Social Democratic Party, for the first time since 1976.[2]

Oliveira was the CDU candidate to the 2024 European elections.[3] He secured election as a Member of the European Parliament for the Tenth European Parliament.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lusa . 2007-01-29 . Abílio Fernandes substituído na bancada do PCP por João Oliveira . 2024-02-12 . PÚBLICO . pt.
  2. Web site: Évora: PSD tira lugar a líder parlamentar comunista João Oliveira . 2024-02-12 . www.jornaldenegocios.pt . pt-PT.
  3. Web site: João Oliveira encabeça lista do PCP às europeias . 2024-02-12 . Diário de Notícias . pt.
  4. News: Jerónimo . Mariana . 9 June 2024 . Quem são os 21 eurodeputados que Portugal vai enviar para o Parlamento Europeu? . Who are the 21 MEPs that Portugal is sending to the European Parliament? . pt . . 10 June 2024.