Rui Afonso

Rui Afonso
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 29, 2022
ConstituencyPorto
Personal details
BornRui Pedro da Silva Afonso
(1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 46)
Porto, Portugal
PartyChega
EducationUniversity of A Coruña

Rui Afonso (born 28 November 1979) is a Portuguese politician of the Chega party who has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic since 2022 representing the Porto constituency.

Biography

Afonso studied a PhD in finance at the University of A Coruña in Spain. He began his professional career as an international insurance broker and then worked in the credit recovery department of a Portuguese finance company.

He joined Chega in 2019 and took over as head of the party in Porto after the original regional chairman resigned. In 2021, he was elected as a municipal councilor in Porto.

During the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Afonso was elected to represent the Porto constituency. He has described himself as a conservative politically. In the Assembly, he has called for tougher anti-corruption and law & order policies, such as life imprisonment and chemical castration for convicted pedophiles.

References

  1. 1 2 Silva, Filipa; Serra Cunha, Tiago; Torres, Ana (2022-01-28). "Rui Afonso: "Não podemos viabilizar um orçamento que não reflita as crenças do Chega" - JPN". JPN - JornalismoPortoNet (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Ventura mais 11: quem é quem no novo grupo parlamentar do Chega". Expresso (in European Portuguese). 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Eleições Legislativas 2022". legislativas2022.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-30.