José Manuel Rodrigues (politician)

José Manuel Rodrigues
José Manuel Rodrigues
	José Manuel Rodrigues in 2024
President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 October 2019
Preceded by	José Lino Tranquada Gomes
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 September 2012
	In office; 13 October 1996 – 14 October 2009
President of the CDS – People's Party of Madeira
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 April 2024
Preceded by	Rui Barreto
	In office; 1997–2015
Preceded by	Rui Gomes Vieira
Succeeded by	Rui Barreto
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
	In office; 15 October 2009 – 16 September 2012
Constituency	Madeira
Member of the Funchal City Council
	In office; 29 September 2013 – 1 October 2017
Personal details
Born	José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues; 13 July 1960 (age 64); Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Political party	CDS – People's Party
Spouse	Daniela Rodrigues
Occupation	Journalist • politician

José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues (born 13 July 1960) is a Portuguese journalist and politician, from the CDS – People's Party. Since 2019, he is the President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.^[1]

He was successively elected as member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira since 1996. He was parliamentary leader several times.^[2]

In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, being re-elected in the early elections of June 2011. Here, he served as vice-president of the CDS-PP Parliamentary group.^[3]

In 2019, José Manuel Rodrigues was elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XII legislature (2019–2023). In 2023, he was re-elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XIII legislature.^[4]

References

^ "Nota Biográfica". ALRAM – Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
^ "Jornalista e militante do CDS há 40 anos (áudio) | RTP Madeira". madeira.rtp.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
^ "XIII Legislatura arranca com a eleição da Mesa da Assembleia Legislativa da Madeira". ALRAM – Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

[1] "Nota Biográfica". ALRAM – Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

[2] "Jornalista e militante do CDS há 40 anos (áudio) | RTP Madeira". madeira.rtp.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-14.

[3] "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-14.

[4] "XIII Legislatura arranca com a eleição da Mesa da Assembleia Legislativa da Madeira". ALRAM – Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

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