Sónia Monteiro
Sónia Cristina de Sousa Monteiro | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2024 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1980 Felgueiras, Porto District, Portugal |
| Political party | CHEGA |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sónia Cristina de Sousa Monteiro (born 1980) is a Portuguese politician and journalist. In the 2024 Portuguese national election she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative of the right-wing CHEGA party.[1]
Early life[edit]
Monteiro was born in Felgueiras in the Porto District of the north of Portugal on 22 March 1980.[1][2]
Political career[edit]
CHEGA was a new party, with right-wing or extreme-right policies, that won just one seat in the 2019 national election and twelve seats in the 2022 election. In the March 2024 election, Monteiro was chosen to be sixth on the party's list of candidates for the Porto constituency, with the party hoping to win either five or six seats in the constituency. It won seven of the 40 available in the constituency and 50 seats overall in the country, making it the third largest party in the Assembly, and Monteiro was elected.[1][2][3]
Her campaign included emphasis on reducing outmigration of youth from rural areas. In the parliament she was appointed to the Committee on Culture, Communication, Youth and Sport.[1][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Biografia: Sónia Monteiro, CH". Assembleia da República. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Felgueirense Sónia Monteiro é candidata do Chega pelo Círculo Eleitoral do Porto". A Verdade. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Sónia Monteiro é eleita deputada pelo Chega". Semanário de Felgueiras. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Eleições Legislativas 2024: Deputados Eleitos". CNN. Retrieved 5 June 2024.