João Almeida (politician)

João Almeida
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
5 April 2024
ConstituencyPorto
In office
4 April 2002 – 28 March 2022
ConstituencyLisbon (2002–2009)
Porto (2009–2015)
Aveiro (2015–2022)
Secretary of State of Internal Administration
In office
30 December 2013 – 26 November 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
MinisterMiguel Macedo
Anabela Miranda Rodrigues
João Calvão da Silva
Member of the São João da Madeira City Council
Assumed office
26 September 2021
President of the People's Youth
In office
1999–2007
Preceded byPedro Mota Soares
Succeeded byPedro Moutinho
Personal details
Born
João Rodrigo Pinho de Almeida

(1976-09-11) 11 September 1976 (age 48)
São João da Madeira, Portugal
Political partyCDS – People's Party
Children2
Alma materCatholic University of Portugal
OccupationJurist • Politician

João Rodrigo Pinho de Almeida (born 11 September 1976) is a Portuguese jurist and politician who was a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 2002 to 2022, and again since 2024, as a member of the CDS – People's Party.[1][2] He was also Secretary of State of Internal Administration in the XIX Constitutional Government and in the XX Constitutional Government, led by Pedro Passos Coelho.[3]

He succeeded Nuno Melo as a member of Parliament when he resigned to be Minister of National Defence. Almeida and Paulo Núncio are the MPs of the CDS-PP.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  2. ^ "CDS ganha dois secretários de Estado. João Almeida vai para o Parlamento". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ Portugal, Grand Union. "João Pinho de Almeida". www.historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  4. ^ Democrática, Aliança. "Porto". Aliança Democrática (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-10.