Ana Patricia Simões Gonçalves de Carvalho[1] (born 1996) is a Portuguese politician and engineer. Together with Duarte Costa, she is co-chair of the party Volt Portugal.
Ana Patricia Simões Gonçalves de Carvalho | |
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 Carvalho in 2023 | |
| Born | 1996 (age 27–28) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Engineer |
Career
editCarvalho studied electrical and computer engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and has since worked as an engineer in the field of renewable energies.[2][3] During her studies in Germany, she joined the Volt Europa party and movement in 2019.[3][4] From September 2020 to June 2022, she was Secretary General of Volt Portugal. In the 2022 parliamentary elections, she was the second candidate on the list for Lisbon.[1] At Volt Portugal's second party congress on 27 June 2022, Carvalho was elected co-chair of the party together with Duarte Costa.[5] Since then, both have led the party as dual leaders. As the model of joint leadership was officially adopted into the party's statutes at the third party congress in January 2023, Volt is now the first party in Portugal with shared party leadership.[6]
Political positions
editSocial policy
editIn a guest article in 2023, Carvalho criticised the fact that many young people are unable to afford housing in cities and are therefore forced to live with their parents or outside for long periods of time. As a solution, she proposes the promotion of more social housing and multi-generational housing, as has already been trialled in Germany, among other countries.[7]
She campaigns against discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community and in favour of structural reform in the European Union in order to be able to take action against member states in the event of human rights violations.[8]
Health policy
editBased on her own experience during her studies, Carvalho is committed to removing the taboo surrounding mental health. She wants to see inequalities in access to mental health care reduced and a broader range of information on the topic made available.[2]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Eleições Legislativas 2022". legislativas2022.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b Carvalho, Ana Gonçalves de (2022-07-31). "Como formar bons profissionais? Mantendo a sua sanidade mental". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b "Engenheira Ana Carvalho é a nova presidente do Volt Portugal". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Lusa (2022-06-26). "Ana Carvalho é a nova presidente do Volt Portugal". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Galvez, Arturo (2022-06-27). "Ana Carvalho es la nueva presidenta de Volt Portugal - Noticias". RallyMundial.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Visão | Volt Portugal torna-se no primeiro partido português a formalizar nos estatutos um modelo de co-liderança por duas pessoas de géneros não-coincidentes". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Carvalho, Ana Gonçalves de (2023-08-17). "Habitação jovem: olhar para a Europa para encontrar soluções". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b "Hungria conservadora: O que pode a Europa fazer pelos direitos LGBTQIA+?". dezanove.pt. Retrieved 2024-01-16.