Manuel Vicente de Sousa Lima Loff (born 3 February 1965) is a Portuguese historian, politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. An independent affiliated with the Portuguese Communist Party, he represented Porto from March 2023 to September 2023.

Manuel Loff
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
7 March 2023 – 15 September 2023
Preceded byDiana Ferreira
Succeeded byAlfredo Maia
ConstituencyPorto
Personal details
Born
Manuel Vicente de Sousa Lima Loff

(1965-02-03) 3 February 1965 (age 59)
Porto, Portugal
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Unitary Democratic Coalition
Alma materEuropean University Institute
OccupationAcademic

Early life

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Loff was born on 3 February 1965 in Porto.[1][2] He has a degree in history (1984) and post-graduate qualification in history education (1991) from the University of Porto (1988).[3][4] He received a master's degree in 19th and 20th century history from the NOVA University Lisbon in 1994 after producing a thesis titled Franquismo y Salazarismo en la Época de Hitler. Régimen político, prejuicio ideológico y oportunidad histórica en la redefinición internacional de Portugal y España (1936-1942) for the National University of Distance Education.[3][5] He received a doctorate in history and civilization from the European University Institute in 2004 after producing a thesis titled As duas ditaduras ibéricas na Nova Ordem eurofascista (1936-1945). Autodefinição, mundivisão e Holocausto no Salazarismo e Franquismo.[2][5]

Loff was a student activist and fought against the polices of the Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva's government in the 1980s.[6][7]

Career

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Loff is an history academic by profession.[1] He was an teaching assistant at the Autonomous University of Madrid (1996–1997), and an assistant lecturer (1997–2004) and assistant professor (2004–2010) at the University of Porto.[3] He was a visiting professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013.[2] He was a tenured associate professor at the University of Porto from 2010 to 2023.[2][8] He is also a researcher at the Instituto de História Contemporânea (NOVA University Lisbon) and Centre d’Estudis sobre Dictadures i Democràcias (Autonomous University of Barcelona).[2][9]

Loff was a columnist for Público (2011 to 2023) and a commentator on CNN Portugal (2022 to 2023) and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.[2][8][9] At the 2022 legislative election Loff was placed third in the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)'s list of candidates in Porto but the alliance only won a single seat in the constituency.[10] He was an independent proposed by the Portuguese Communist Party.[11] Loff was appointed to the Assembly of the Republic as permanent member in March 2023 following the resignation of Diana Ferreira.[12][13] He resigned from the Assembly in September 2023 in order to return to academia and was replaced by Alfredo Maia.[14][15]

Works

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Loff has produced a number works on fascism, colonialism, resistance and the Carnation Revolution including:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deputados: Biografia - Manuel Loff" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Manuel Loff". Instituto de História Contemporânea (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: NOVA University Lisbon. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Investigadores - Manuel Loff". Centro de Estudos de Etnologia Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: NOVA University Lisbon. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Visita guiada por Manuel Loff" (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal: Serralves. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Manuel Loff". Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal: University of Porto. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Historiador Manuel Loff vai assumir mandato de deputado pelo PCP". Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Lusa News Agency. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Manuel Loff assume mandato de deputado" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Portuguese Communist Party. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Deputados: Registo de Interesses - Manuel Loff - Legislatura XV" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "Conversa com Manuel Loff (29/abr)" (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal: Sindicato dos Professores do Norte. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Candidatos". Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Manuel Loff iniciou funções como deputado do PCP". Observador (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Lusa News Agency. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Manuel Loff vai ser deputado". AbrilAbril (in Portuguese). 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Série I - Reunião Plenária de 8 de Março de 2023" (PDF). Diário da Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). Vol. XV/1.a, no. 98. Lisbon, Portugal. 9 March 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  14. ^ "PCP. Alfredo Maia, da Maia, assume lugar de Manuel Loff na Assembleia da República". Notícias Maia (in Portuguese). Maia, Portugal. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Série I - Reunião Plenária de 15 de Setembro de 2023" (PDF). Diário da Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). Vol. XV/2.a, no. 1. Lisbon, Portugal. 16 September 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 25 March 2024.