André Rodrigues

André Rodrigues
MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
In office
22 February 2024 – 13 June 2024
ConstituencySão Miguel
Personal details
Born
André Filipe Franqueira Rodrigues

(1977-02-12) 12 February 1977 (age 47)
Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationJurist • Journalist • Politician

André Filipe Franqueira Rodrigues (born 12 February 1977) is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1]

Early life and career

Rodrigues attended the University of Coimbra, where he obtained a law degree and a master's degree in legal and forensic sciences.[2] He worked as a journalist for 15 years, serving as director of Expresso das Nove, Azores correspondent for Televisão Independente, and editor of SATA Air Açores's in-flight magazine.[3]

He was an advisor to Vasco Cordeiro during his two terms as president of the regional government of the Azores.[2] In 2021, he was elected leader of the Socialist Party in São Miguel.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Azores in the 2024 regional election, where he served as vice president of the Socialist Party's parliamentary group.[2]

References

  1. ^ ""PS não deixará de trabalhar com todos"". Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "André Rodrigues é o candidato escolhido pelo PS/A para as Europeias". Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "André Rodrigues eleito líder do PS de São Miguel". Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 17 April 2021.


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