António Filipe (politician)

For other people named António Filipe, see António Filipe (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gaião and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
António Filipe
António Filipe in 2015
Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
25 October 2019 – 28 March 2022
PresidentEduardo Ferro Rodrigues
In office
20 June 2011 – 28 October 2015
PresidentAssunção Esteves
In office
4 April 2002 – 15 October 2009
PresidentJoão Bosco Mota Amaral
Jaime Gama
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 March 2024
ConstituencyLisbon
In office
15 October 2009 – 28 March 2022
ConstituencySantarém
In office
13 August 1987 – 15 October 2009
ConstituencyLisbon
Personal details
Born
António Filipe Gaião Rodrigues

(1963-01-28) 28 January 1963 (age 61)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyPortuguese Communist Party
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Universidade Lusófona
University of Leiden
OccupationJurist • 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biografia (António Filipe)". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Staff writer (30 October 2011). "António Filipe". TVI24 (in Portuguese). TVI. Retrieved 2 October 2017.