Rui Cristina | |
Term Start1: | 25 October 2019 |
Constituency1: | Faro (2019–2024) Évora (2024–present) |
Office2: | Member of the Loulé City Council |
Birth Name: | Rui Celestino dos Santos Cristina |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1979 |
Birth Place: | Loulé, Portugal |
Party: | Chega (2024–present) |
Otherparty: | Social Democratic Party (2001–2024) |
Occupation: | Civil engineer • Politician |
Termstart2: | 26 September 2021 |
Children: | 1 |
Rui Celestino dos Santos Cristina (born 19 May 1979) is a Portuguese civil engineer, member of the Assembly of the Republic and politician.[1] He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic in the XIV and XV legislatures for the Social Democratic Party, elected by Faro.[2] On January 26, 2024, it was announced by the president of CHEGA, André Ventura, that he would be head of the list for the Évora electoral circle in the 2024 legislative elections.[3] He is also a member of the Loulé City Council since 2021.[4]
In January 2024, he left the PSD and ended the XV legislature as an independent MP.[5]