João Veloso da Silva Torres (born 24 April 1986) was a leader of the Socialist Youth,[1] is a former Member of Parliament,[2] former Secretary of State for Consumer Protection in the XXI Portuguese Government,[3] and currently holds the office of Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Consumer Protection in the XXII Portuguese Government.[4]
João Torres | |
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| Deputy Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2022 | |
| Secretary-General | António Costa Pedro Nuno Santos |
| Preceded by | José Luís Carneiro |
| Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Consumer Protection | |
| In office 26 October 2019 – 30 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Himself (Consumer Protection) |
| Succeeded by | Nuno Fazenda (Tourism, Commerce and Services) |
| Secretary of State for Consumer Protection | |
| In office 17 October 2018 – 26 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Paulo Alexandre Ferreira |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Commerce, Services and Consumer Protection) |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth | |
| In office 4 November 2012 – 18 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Delgado Alves |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Gonçalves |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| In office 23 October 2015 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | João Veloso da Silva Torres 24 April 1986 Maia, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Alma mater | University of Porto (MEng) |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
A certified engineer, with a Master of Engineering Studies in Civil Engineering by the University of Porto, has a professional record in the area before entering politics, as part of a project management team in a Portuguese construction company.
In late 2012, he run and won for the leadership of the Portuguese Socialist Youth.[1] He was reelected in 2014 for a last term which lasted until 2016.[5] He was elected Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Porto in 2015, with competencies in the Parliamentary Commissions of Environment; Transparency; Culture, Communication, Youth and Sports; Territorial Planning; and Decentralisation, Local Power and Housing.[6]
As of January 2017, he was nominated Vice-President of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group. His term as Vice-President and Member of Parliament ended as he entered the XXI Portuguese Government.[7]
In 17 October, João Veloso da Silva Torres, was nominated Secretary of State of Consumer Protection of the XXI Portuguese Government,[3] whose term ended on 26 October 2019.
With the formation of the XXII Portuguese Government as of 26 October 2019, João Torres, was nominated Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Consumer Protection.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "João Torres vai ser o novo líder da Juventude Socialista". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Partido Socialista – Eleições para a Assembleia da República (Círculo Eleitoral do Porto)" Archived 20 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b "João Torres – Secretary of State of Consumer Protection". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b "João Torres – Secretary of State for Trade, Services and Consumer Protection". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "SIC Notícias | Mário Soares elogia atitude de jovens socialistas na luta pela liberdade e democracia". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "João Torres eleito vice presidente da bancada PS". Notícias Maia (in European Portuguese). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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