José Pacheco (politician)

José Eduardo da Cunha Pacheco (born 4 February 1971) is a Portuguese politician from the Azores. He is the president of the Chega party in the Azores, vice-president of the party at large and a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Azores. He was previously a member of the CDS - People's Party.

José Pacheco
Pacheco in 2020
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
Assumed office
16 November 2020
ConstituencySão Miguel
Personal details
Born
José Eduardo da Cunha Pacheco

(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 53)
Azores, Portugal
Political partyChega (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
CDS - People's Party (2004–2019)

Pacheco joined the CDS-Azores in 2004 and was elected as a municipal councilor in Lagoa and later as a deputy in the Assembly.[1] He subsequently switched his affiliation to Chega after meeting with Diogo Pacheco de Amorim who was head of regions for the party. For the 2020 Azorean regional election, Pacheco was placed first on the list for Chega and elected to the Assembly.[2][3][4] In the same year, he was appointed chairman and leader of Chega in the Azores after the original leader Carlos Furtado quit the party.[5] In 2022, Pacheco became a vice-president of Chega.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "De autarca do PSD a deputado regional do Chega em oito meses". www.sabado.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. ^ Lusa, PÚBLICO (25 October 2020). "Eleições nos Açores: Chega elege dois deputados". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. ^ "Chega elege dois deputados nos Açores". TSF Rádio Notícias (in Portuguese). 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  4. ^ Açores, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal-RTP. "Chega elege dois deputados (Vídeo) - Regionais 2020 - RTP Açores - RTP". www.rtp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Carlos Furtado deixa de representar o Chega no parlamento açoriano". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  6. ^ "O que vai mudar na Direção do Chega? José Pacheco é a surpresa da noite". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  7. ^ Lopes, Maria (28 November 2021). "Açoriano José Pacheco "promovido" para a direcção de André Ventura". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-28.