Ana Vasconcelos Martins

Ana Vasconcelos Martins (born 14 March 1985) is a Portuguese politician of the Liberal Initiative who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] She serves as a vice president of the Liberal Initiative,[2] and was the party's lead candidate for the Azores constituency in the 2019 legislative election.[3] For the 2019 European Parliament election, she was an independent candidate in fourth place on the party's list.[4]

Ana Vasconcelos Martins
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Personal details
Born
Ana Vasconcelos Martins

(1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 39)
Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal
Political partyLiberal Initiative (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
ALDE (2024–present)
Alma materCatholic University of Portugal
University of Oxford
OccupationJurist • Politician

Martins was born on Terceira Island, and has lived in Lisbon since the age of 7.[5] She studied law and political science at the Catholic University of Portugal and political theory at the University of Oxford, where she also worked as a research assistant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ ""Freed from Desire". IL chega de Smart a Bruxelas, Cotrim ao volante, Ana Martins à pendura" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Iniciativa Liberal dá segundo lugar aos Açores na lista das Europeias". Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Ana Martins é cabeça de lista da Iniciativa Liberal pelo círculo dos Açores". Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Eleições europeias. Quem são os 21 eurodeputados portugueses eleitos?" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Soldados na Ucrânia? "Temos de admitir a possibilidade"". Público (in Portuguese). 2 June 2024.