António Marinho e Pinto

António de Sousa Marinho e Pinto (born 10 September 1950, in Vila Chã do Marão, Amarante) is a Portuguese lawyer and former journalist. He was president of the Portuguese Bar Association from 2008 to 2013 and is well known for his controversial speeches.[1][2] In 2014, he ran for the election for the European Parliament as top candidate for the Earth Party (MPT) and succeeded in being elected, along with the second candidate of the list, José Inácio Faria.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Marinho e Pinto.
António Marinho e Pinto
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
ConstituencyPortugal
Leader of the Portuguese Bar Association
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byRogério Alves
Succeeded byElina Fraga
Personal details
Born
António de Sousa Marinho e Pinto

(1950-09-10) 10 September 1950
Vila Chã do Marão,
Amarante, Portugal
Political partyDemocratic Republican Party (2014-present)
ChildrenTwo daughters
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist, lawyer

References
  1. Marinho Pinto: "Posso quebrar, mas não torço" (in Portuguese)
  2. O Estado da Nação Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)


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