Manuel Loff Explained

Manuel Loff
Office1:Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Constituency1:Porto
Term Start1:7 March 2023
Term End1:15 September 2023
Predecessor1:Diana Ferreira
Successor1:Alfredo Maia
Birth Name:Manuel Vicente de Sousa Lima Loff
Birth Date:3 February 1965
Birth Place:Porto, Portugal
Party:Independent
Otherparty:Unitary Democratic Coalition
Alma Mater:European University Institute
Occupation:Academic

Manuel Vicente de Sousa Lima Loff (born 3 February 1965) is a Portuguese historian, politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. An independent affiliated with the Portuguese Communist Party, he represented Porto from March 2023 to September 2023.

Early life

Loff was born on 3 February 1965 in Porto.[1] [2] He has a degree in history (1984) and post-graduate qualification in history education (1991) from the University of Porto (1988).[3] [4] He received a master's degree in 19th and 20th century history from the NOVA University Lisbon in 1994 after producing a thesis titled Franquismo y Salazarismo en la Época de Hitler. Régimen político, prejuicio ideológico y oportunidad histórica en la redefinición internacional de Portugal y España (1936-1942) for the National University of Distance Education.[3] [5] He received a doctorate in history and civilization from the European University Institute in 2004 after producing a thesis titled As duas ditaduras ibéricas na Nova Ordem eurofascista (1936-1945). Autodefinição, mundivisão e Holocausto no Salazarismo e Franquismo.[2] [5]

Loff was a student activist and fought against the polices of the Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva's government in the 1980s.[6] [7]

Career

Loff is an history academic by profession.[1] He was an teaching assistant at the Autonomous University of Madrid (1996–1997), and an assistant lecturer (1997–2004) and assistant professor (2004–2010) at the University of Porto.[3] He was a visiting professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013.[2] He was a tenured associate professor at the University of Porto from 2010 to 2023.[2] [8] He is also a researcher at the Instituto de História Contemporânea (NOVA University Lisbon) and Centre d’Estudis sobre Dictadures i Democràcias (Autonomous University of Barcelona).[2] [9]

Loff was a columnist for Público (2011 to 2023) and a commentator on CNN Portugal (2022 to 2023) and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.[2] [8] [9] At the 2022 legislative election Loff was placed third in the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)'s list of candidates in Porto but the alliance only won a single seat in the constituency.[10] He was an independent proposed by the Portuguese Communist Party.[11] Loff was appointed to the Assembly of the Republic as permanent member in March 2023 following the resignation of Diana Ferreira.[12] [13] He resigned from the Assembly in September 2023 in order to return to academia and was replaced by Alfredo Maia.[14] [15]

Works

Loff has produced a number works on fascism, colonialism, resistance and the Carnation Revolution including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deputados: Biografia - Manuel Loff . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217114223/https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=1777 . 17 February 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  2. Web site: Manuel Loff . Instituto de História Contemporânea . . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207062846/https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/manuel-loff/ . 7 December 2023 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  3. Web site: Investigadores - Manuel Loff . Centro de Estudos de Etnologia Portuguesa . . 26 March 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  4. Web site: Visita guiada por Manuel Loff . . 26 March 2024 . Porto, Portugal . pt.
  5. Web site: Manuel Loff . Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto . . 26 March 2024 . Porto, Portugal . pt.
  6. News: Historiador Manuel Loff vai assumir mandato de deputado pelo PCP . 25 March 2024 . . . 14 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125223905/https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/politica/2023/01/14/historiador-manuel-loff-vai-assumir-mandato-de-deputado-pelo-pcp/315891 . 25 November 2023 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  7. Web site: Manuel Loff assume mandato de deputado . . 26 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116215331/https://www.pcp.pt/manuel-loff-assume-mandato-de-deputado . 16 January 2023 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt . 14 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Deputados: Registo de Interesses - Manuel Loff - Legislatura XV . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911121149/https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/RegInteresses_v5.aspx?BID=1777&leg=XV . 11 September 2023 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  9. Web site: Conversa com Manuel Loff (29/abr) . Sindicato dos Professores do Norte . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125223907/https://www.spn.pt/Artigo/conversa-com-manuel-loff-29-abr . 25 November 2023 . Porto, Portugal . pt . 30 March 2022.
  10. Web site: Candidatos . Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022 . . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116151420/https://www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/legislativas2022/candidatos . 16 January 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  11. News: Manuel Loff iniciou funções como deputado do PCP . 25 March 2024 . . . 8 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312220711/https://observador.pt/2023/03/08/manuel-loff-iniciou-funcoes-como-deputado-do-pcp/ . 12 March 2023 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  12. News: Manuel Loff vai ser deputado . 25 March 2024 . AbrilAbril . 14 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125225417/https://www.abrilabril.pt/nacional/manuel-loff-vai-ser-deputado . 25 November 2023 . pt.
  13. Série I - Reunião Plenária de 8 de Março de 2023 . Diário da Assembleia da República . 9 March 2023 . XV/1.a . 98 . 3 . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217074149/https://app.parlamento.pt/webutils/docs/doc.pdf?path=6148523063446f764c324679626d56304c334e706447567a4c3168575447566e4c305242556b6b76524546535355467963585670646d38764d533743716955794d464e6c633350446f32386c4d6a424d5a5764706332786864476c325953394551564974535330774f5467756347526d&fich=DAR-I-098.pdf&Inline=true . 17 February 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
  14. News: PCP. Alfredo Maia, da Maia, assume lugar de Manuel Loff na Assembleia da República . 25 March 2024 . Notícias Maia . 9 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240208202620/https://www.noticiasmaia.com/pcp-alfredo-maia-da-maia-assume-lugar-de-manuel-loff-na-assembleia-da-republica/ . 8 February 2024 . Maia, Portugal . pt.
  15. Série I - Reunião Plenária de 15 de Setembro de 2023 . Diário da Assembleia da República . 16 September 2023 . XV/2.a . 1 . 6 . 25 March 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.

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