Rui Cristina Explained

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 engineerPolitician
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]

References

  1. Web site: Entrevista a Rui Cristina . 2024-02-26 . A voz do Algarve.
  2. Web site: Biografia . 2024-02-03 . www.parlamento.pt . pt-PT.
  3. Web site: Figueiredo . Inês André . Ex-PSD Rui Cristina é mesmo o cabeça de lista do Chega por Évora . 2024-02-03 . Observador . pt-PT.
  4. Web site: RegInteresses_v5 . 2024-02-03 . www.parlamento.pt . pt-PT.
  5. Web site: "Ajustes de contas internos". Deputado Rui Cristina deixa PSD e termina legislatura como não inscrito . 2024-02-03 . Diário de Notícias . pt.