André Ventura
André Claro Amaral Ventura (Algueirão, Sintra, 15 January 1983[1][2]) is a Portuguese jurist, politician, professor and former sports pundit. In October 2019, he was elected as a member of the Portuguese national parliament, for the Lisbon District. Ventura was the first member of Chega, the party he founded, to be elected to the office.
André Ventura | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
President of CHEGA! | |
Assumed office 9 April 2019 outgoing since 5 April 2020, pending leadership election | |
Preceded by | Party established |
Alderman of Loures City Council | |
In office 23 October 2017 – 26 October 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Algueirão, Sintra, Portugal | 15 January 1983
Political party | PSD (2001–2018) CHEGA! (2019–present) |
Alma mater | Universidade Nova de Lisboa University College Cork |
Website |
Political career
Ventura had been a Loures city councillor, and a member of the Social Democratic Party, until resigning from both the council seat and the party in October 2018[3]. He is now the leader of the populist right-wing party Chega, having founded the party on 9 April 2019[4]. He also led the Basta! coalition in the 2019 European Parliament elections, failing to win any seats[5]. In the 2019 Portuguese legislative elections, he was elected Member of Parliament for the Lisbon constituency, as his party won one seat.[3]
Books
- Introdução à Fiscalidade, e-book, Lisboa (2017)
- Justiça, Corrupção e Jornalismo (co-authored with Miguel Fernandes), Vida Económica (2015)
- A Nova Justiça Internacional, Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2015)
- A Nova Administração Pública (inclui a nova Lei Geral do Trabalho em Funções Públicas anotada), Quid Juris, Lisboa (2014)
- A Reforma do IRC (com António Carlos dos Santos), Vida Económica, Lisboa (2014)
- Lições de Direito Fiscal, Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2014)
- Lições de Direito Penal, Volume I, UAL / Instituto de Direito Publico / Chiado Editora (2013), Montenegro, com 2.ª ed. revista, pela Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2008)
- A Última Madrugada do Islão, Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2009)
References
- "André Ventura: Quis ser padre e escreveu romances - JN". www.jn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- Dados biográficos no site da Assembleia da República
- Baptista, Sofia (7 October 2019). "Extrema-direita chega ao Parlamento. Quem é e o que defende André Ventura?". Publico. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Tavares, Isabel (24 September 2019). "ANDRÉ VENTURA: "ESTOU CONVENCIDO DE QUE O PROFESSOR MARCELO REBELO DE SOUSA NUNCA DISSOLVERIA UMA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA, QUANTO MAIS NÃO FOSSE PORQUE MORRERIA DE MEDO DE O FAZER"". Sapo. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Ames, Paul (21 May 2019). "Portugal's lonely populists The far right is making little headway ahead of the EU election". Politico. Retrieved 7 October 2019.