António Tânger Corrêa

António Manuel Moreira Tânger Corrêa (born 24 April 1952) is a politician, former diplomat and sailor from Portugal. He is the first Vice President of the Portuguese political party Chega, led by André Ventura.[2][3]

António Tânger Corrêa
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Vice President of Chega
Assumed office
20 September 2020
PresidentAndré Ventura
Ambassador of Portugal to Qatar
In office
18 October 2015 – 24 August 2018
Preceded byFernando Araújo
Succeeded byRicardo Pracana
Ambassador of Portugal to Egypt
In office
12 May 2012 – 2 July 2015
Preceded byDuarte Rocha
Succeeded byMaria Madalena Fischer
Ambassador of Portugal to Lithuania
In office
29 November 2005 – 1 December 2008
Portugal General Consul in Rio de Janeiro
In office
April 2003 – November 2005
Ambassador of Portugal to Israel
In office
2 September 2001 – 7 April 2003
Preceded byJosé Filipe Moraes Cabra
Succeeded byPedro de Abreu Bártolo
Ambassador of Portugal to Serbia and Montenegro
In office
17 March 1999 – 19 June 2001
Preceded byRogério Silvestre Lopes
Succeeded byAntónio Russo Dias
Head of the Portugal Temporary Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
March 1996 – October 1998
Portugal General Consul in Goa
In office
October 1993 – March 1996
Portugal General Consul in Toronto
In office
November 1984 – July 1986
Personal details
Born
António Manuel Moreira Tânger Corrêa

(1952-04-24) 24 April 1952 (age 72)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyChega (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
CDS – People's Party (formerly)
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationPoliticianDiplomat
Antonio Tânger[1]
Personal information
Height1.65 m (5.4 ft)
Sailing career
ClassSoling
ClubCIMAV
Updated on 2024

Tânger Corrêa was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European election, and is expected to be sworn-in in the upcoming Tenth European Parliament.[4]

Political career

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In 1974, after the revolution of April 25, he was Secretary General of the Centrist Youth (CDS-PP) and in 1980, he was for a year Deputy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Diogo Freitas do Amaral, in the government of the Democratic Alliance (AD) by Francisco Sá Carneiro.[5][6]

António Tânger Corrêa is the current Vice President of the Portuguese political party Chega, by appointment of the party leader André Ventura.[7]

Tânger Corrêa is the Chega main candidate to the 2024 European elections.[8]

Diplomatic career

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He was a diplomat for over four decades (1981–2018), he was consul general of Portugal in Goa and Rio de Janeiro, ambassador of Portugal to Bosnia, Serbia, Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Lithuania, and second secretary of the Portuguese embassy in Beijing.[9][10]

As Portuguese diplomat he was involved in at least two scandals that cost taxpayers thousands of euros.[11][12] António Tânger Corrêa was suspended in 2009 for 90 days due to various irregularities found in the management of the Portuguese embassy in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.[11]

Sailing career

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He represented Portugal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Ricardo Batista and Luis Miguel Santos where the team reached 21st place.[13]

Electoral history

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European Parliament election, 2024

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Ballot: 9 June 2024
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PS Marta Temido 1,268,915 32.1 8 –1
AD Sebastião Bugalho 1,229,895 31.1 7 ±0
Chega António Tânger Corrêa 387,068 9.8 2 +2
IL João Cotrim de Figueiredo 358,811 9.1 2 +2
BE Catarina Martins 168,107 4.3 1 –1
CDU João Oliveira 162,630 4.1 1 –1
Livre Francisco Paupério 148,572 3.8 0 ±0
ADN Joana Amaral Dias 54,120 1.4 0 ±0
PAN Pedro Fidalgo Marques 48,006 1.2 0 –1
Other parties 48,647 1.2 0 ±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 77,208 2.0
Turnout 3,951,979 36.63 21 ±0
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[14]

Books

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  • Do Transiberiano ao Médio Oriente - Navegações num mundo em mudança, 2024[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Antonio Tanger Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ SAPO. "Vice do Chega Tanger Corrêa critica "imbecilidade e estupidez" da AD de Montenegro". SAPO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "National leadership of Chega political party". 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ Jerónimo, Mariana (9 June 2024). "Quem são os 21 eurodeputados que Portugal vai enviar para o Parlamento Europeu?" [Who are the 21 MEPs that Portugal is sending to the European Parliament?]. SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Tânger Corrêa".
  6. ^ "Recebeu um veleiro, arrombou uma casa, foi suspenso: António Tânger, vice-presidente do Chega, 30 anos a pisar o risco". 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ "National leadership".
  8. ^ "António Tânger Corrêa é o cabeça de lista do Chega às europeias". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ^ Gaudêncio, Bárbara Reis, Rui (17 January 2021). "Recebeu um veleiro, arrombou uma casa, foi suspenso: António Tânger, vice-presidente do Chega, 30 anos a pisar o risco". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Pereira, Helena. "Rotação diplomática. Ex-chefe de gabinete de Sócrates na Tunísia". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Ambassador of Portugal in Vilnius". 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Recebeu um veleiro, arrombou uma casa, foi suspenso: António Tânger, vice-presidente do Chega, 30 anos a pisar o risco". politician. www.publico.pt. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Report 1992 v.5 page 479". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 4/2024" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Livros e revistas | Diário de Bordo Editores". www.diariodebordoeditores.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2024.