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 | |
| President | André Ventura |
| Ambassador of Portugal to Qatar | |
| In office 18 October 2015 – 24 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Araújo |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Pracana |
| Ambassador of Portugal to Egypt | |
| In office 12 May 2012 – 2 July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Duarte Rocha |
| Succeeded by | Maria 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 by | José Filipe Moraes Cabra |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Abreu Bártolo |
| Ambassador of Portugal to Serbia and Montenegro | |
| In office 17 March 1999 – 19 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Rogério Silvestre Lopes |
| Succeeded by | António 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 24 April 1952 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Chega (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | CDS – People's Party (formerly) |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Occupation | Politician • Diplomat |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.65 m (5.4 ft) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Soling |
| Club | CIMAV |
| 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
editIn 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
editHe 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
editHe 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
editEuropean Parliament election, 2024
edit| 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
edit- Do Transiberiano ao Médio Oriente - Navegações num mundo em mudança, 2024[15]
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Tanger Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ SAPO. "Vice do Chega Tanger Corrêa critica "imbecilidade e estupidez" da AD de Montenegro". SAPO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "National leadership of Chega political party". 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tânger Corrêa".
- ^ "Recebeu um veleiro, arrombou uma casa, foi suspenso: António Tânger, vice-presidente do Chega, 30 anos a pisar o risco". 17 January 2021.
- ^ "National leadership".
- ^ "António Tânger Corrêa é o cabeça de lista do Chega às europeias". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ 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) - ^ Pereira, Helena. "Rotação diplomática. Ex-chefe de gabinete de Sócrates na Tunísia". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Ambassador of Portugal in Vilnius". 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Official Report 1992 v.5 page 479". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 4/2024" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Livros e revistas | Diário de Bordo Editores". www.diariodebordoeditores.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2024.