António Filipe (politician)
António Filipe | |
|---|---|
António Filipe in 2025 | |
| Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 25 October 2019 – 28 March 2022 | |
| President | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
| In office 20 June 2011 – 28 October 2015 | |
| President | Assunção Esteves |
| In office 4 April 2002 – 15 October 2009 | |
| President | João Bosco Mota Amaral Jaime Gama |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 18 May 2025 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Santarém |
| In office 13 August 1987 – 15 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | António Filipe Gaião Rodrigues 28 January 1963 |
| Party | Portuguese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon Universidade Lusófona University of Leiden |
| Occupation | Jurist • Politician |
António Filipe Gaião Rodrigues (born 28 January 1963) is a Portuguese jurist, professor and politician, former member of the Assembly of the Republic, who had been elected in representation of the Portuguese Communist Party from the Unitary Democratic Coalition's list, for the Santarém constituency between 2009 and 2022, and for the Lisbon constituency since 2024.[1]
A licentiate in law for the University of Lisbon, he received his master's in political science from the Universidade Lusófona, and his doctorate in constitutional law from the Leiden University. António Filipe, aside from being a deputy, exercises the duties of professor in the European University (previously known as ISLA Campus Lisboa), which is part of the Laureate International Universities.[1][2]
A deputy since the 5th legislature, has occupied the office of Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic in the 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th legislatures. In local government, he was a member of the Municipal Assembly of Amadora between 1993 and 2002 and alderman of the Municipal Chamber of Amadora in 2002 and a member of the Municipal Assembly of Sintra since 2005. He was a board member of the Portuguese Communist Youth between 1986 and 1995 and is currently a member of the PCP's Central Committee.[1][2]
Electoral history
Amadora City Council election, 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Joaquim Raposo | 32,298 | 45.4 | 6 | +2 | |
| PSD/CDS | José Luís Vieira de Castro | 17,507 | 24.7 | 3 | ±0 | |
| CDU | António Filipe | 15,138 | 21.3 | 2 | –2 | |
| BE | – | 1,337 | 1.9 | 0 | new | |
| PCTP/MRPP | – | 1,169 | 1.7 | 0 | ±0 | |
| MPT | – | 629 | 0.9 | 0 | new | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 2,894 | 4.1 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 70,972 | 47.71 | 11 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2001[3] | ||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Biografia (António Filipe)". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ a b Staff writer (30 October 2011). "António Filipe". TVI24 (in Portuguese). TVI. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Mapa Oficial n.o 1-B/2002" (PDF). Diário da República. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2025.