Alfredo Maia

Alfredo Maia
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 2023
Preceded by	Manuel Loff
Constituency	Porto
Member of the Municipal Assembly of Maia
In office 26 October 2017 – 14 October 2021
Personal details
Born	Manuel Alfredo da Rocha Maia (1962-03-13) 13 March 1962 (age 62)
Political party	Portuguese Communist Party
Other political affiliations	Unitary Democratic Coalition
Occupation	Journalist

Manuel Alfredo da Rocha Maia (born 13 March 1962) is a Portuguese journalist, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A communist, he has represented Porto since September 2023. He had previously been a temporary substitute member of the Assembly from September 2022 to March 2023.

Maia was born on 13 March 1962.[1] He started his journalistic career at the O Primeiro de Janeiro in January 1981.[2][3] He was a member of the paper's workers committee and editorial board.[2][4] He joined the Jornal de Notícias in March 1988 and became coordinator of the paper's society section in 2000.[2][5] He was a member of the paper's editorial board several times and was an elected union delegate.[2][6] He also contributed to other media outlets including TVer, O Jornal Ilustrado, Sábado, Rádio Activ, Rádio Nova, Vértice and AbrilAbril.[2][3]

Maia was vice-president of the Sindicato dos Jornalistas (Journalists' Union) from 1993 to 2000 and president from 2000 to 2015.[2][3][4] He is a substitute member of the Comissão de Apelo da Comissão da Carteira Profissional de Jornalista (Appeal Committee of the Journalist Professional Card Commission) and a member of the Comissão de Conciliação da Associação de Jornalistas e Homens de Letras do Porto *Conciliation Committee of the Association of Journalists and Men of Letters of Porto).[2][4]

Maia was a member of the municipal councils in Maia and Porto.[4][7] He was a candidate for the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) at the 2015, 2019 and 2022 legislative elections in Porto but on each occasion the alliance failed to win sufficient seats in the constituency for Maia to be elected.[8][9][10] However, when Diana Ferreira went on maternity leave in September 2022, Maia was appointed temporarily to the Assembly for six months.[11][12] He was appointed to the Assembly as a permanent member in September 2023 following Manuel Loff's resignation.[13][14] He was re-elected at the 2024 legislative election.[15][16]

Electoral history of Alfredo Maia

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		No.	Result
2015 legislative[8]	Porto		Portuguese Communist Party		Unitary Democratic Coalition	6	Not elected
2017 local[17][18]	Maia Municipal Assembly		Portuguese Communist Party		Unitary Democratic Coalition	1	Elected
2019 legislative[9]	Porto		Portuguese Communist Party		Unitary Democratic Coalition	3	Not elected
2021 local[19][20]	Maia Municipal Chamber		Portuguese Communist Party		Unitary Democratic Coalition	1	Not elected
2022 legislative[10]	Porto		Portuguese Communist Party		Unitary Democratic Coalition	13	Not elected
2024 legislative[15]	Porto		Portuguese Communist Party		Unitary Democratic Coalition	1	Elected

References

1. "Deputados: Biografia - Alfredo Maia" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
2. "Currículo de Alfredo Maia" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Sindicato dos Jornalistas. 9 January 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
3. "Autárquicas: Jornalista Alfredo Maia é candidato da CDU à Câmara da Maia". SAPO24 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
4. Lopes, Bruna (14 December 2023). "Alfredo Maia é cabeça de lista pela CDU no distrito do Porto". Jornal da Maia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
5. Aranha, Eduardo (2 May 2013). "Alfredo Maia: "O ambiente como área não é só complexo, é muito diversificado"". Jornalismo Porto Net (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal: University of Porto. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
6. "Alfredo Maia é o candidato da CDU à Câmara da Maia". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Porto, Lisbon. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
7. "CDU divulga os primeiros 15 candidatos pelo círculo eleitoral do Porto" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Portuguese Communist Party. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
8. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 2015 4 outubro (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
9. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 2019 6 de outubro (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
10. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
11. "Maiato Alfredo Maia substitui deputada do PCP no parlamento". Notícias Maia (in Portuguese). Maia, Portugal. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
12. "Jornalista Alfredo Maia substitui Diana Ferreira na bancada do PCP". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Lusa News Agency. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
13. Carvalho, Hélio (6 September 2023). "Manuel Loff sai da AR e é substituído por Alfredo Maia no grupo do PCP". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Oeiras, Portugal. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
14. "PCP. Alfredo Maia, da Maia, assume lugar de Manuel Loff na Assembleia da República". Notícias Maia (in Portuguese). Maia, Portugal. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
15. "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 10 de março de 2024 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
16. "Eleições Legislativas 2024: Deputados Eleitos". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
17. "Série I - Comissão Nacional de Eleições: Mapa Oficial n.º 1-A/2017 - Mapa oficial dos resultados das eleições gerais para os órgãos das autarquias locais de 1 de outubro de 2017" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 2017, no. 231. Lisbon, Portugal. 30 November 2017. pp. 6502-(255). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via National Elections Commission.
18. "AUTÁRQUICAS 2017: Lista de todos os eleitos no concelho da Maia (Oficial)". Jornal da Maia (in Portuguese). Maia, Portugal. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
19. Lopes, Bruna (27 August 2021). "AL 2021: Todos os Candidatos à Maia". Jornal da Maia (in Portuguese). Maia, Portugal. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
20. "Resultados". Eleições autárquicas 2021 26 de setembro (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Retrieved 16 March 2024.