José Manuel Pureza

José Manuel Marques da Silva Pureza (born 18 December 1958) is a Portuguese sociology professor and politician. A member of the Left Bloc, he was elected to the Assembly of the Republic, for the first time, in 2009, but failed to secure his re-election in 2011, having returned for a second period, after being elected again, in 2015.[1] In the 2006 presidential election, he was the nationwide representative of the candidacy of Francisco Louçã.[2]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Marques da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Pureza.
José Manuel Pureza
Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
28 October 2015
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
23 October 2015
In office
15 October 2009 – 19 June 2011
ConstituencyCoimbra
Personal details
Born
José Manuel Marques da Silva Pureza

(1958-12-18) 18 December 1958
Coimbra, Coimbra District,
Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Political partyLeft Bloc
Spouse(s)Maria do Carmo Carrilho Calado Antunes Lopes
MotherMaria Margarida da Conceição Marques da Silva
FatherFausto Gonçalves Pureza
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionProfessor, sociologist

References
  1. "Biografia (José Manuel Pureza)". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. Staff writer (24 October 2005). "Sociólogo José Manuel Pureza mandatário nacional de Louçã". RTP (in Portuguese). rtp.pt. Lusa News Agency. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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