Paulo Alexandre Matos Cunha (born 22 August 1971) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, from the Social Democratic Party.[1]
Paulo Cunha | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Vice President of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 3 July 2022 – 19 October 2024 | |
| President | Luís Montenegro |
| Preceded by | Isaura Morais |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Coelho |
| President of the Social Democratic Party of the Braga District | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | José Manuel Fernandes |
| Mayor of Vila Nova de Famalicão | |
| In office 29 September 2013 – 26 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Armindo Costa |
| Succeeded by | Mário Passos |
| Member of the Vila Nova de Famalicão City Council | |
| In office 11 October 2009 – 26 September 2021 | |
| Member of the Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipal Assembly | |
| In office 16 December 2001 – 9 October 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paulo Alexandre Matos Cunha 22 August 1971 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Lusíada University of Porto |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Politician |
Career
editHe has been a professor at Lusíada University of Porto, since 1994 and at IPCA in Barcelos, since 2021. He was a member of the Municipal Assembly, between 2001 and 2005, of Vila Nova de Famalicão, where he was a member of the City Council between 2009 and 2013, being elected Mayor in 2013, a position which he served for two terms, until 2021.[2]
He is currently serving as Vice President of the Social Democratic Party since 3 July 2022.[3] He is the President of the Social Democratic Party of the Braga District and also former Mayor of Vila Nova de Famalicão.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Paulo Cunha | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Tavares, Diogo Teixeira Pereira, Inês André Figueiredo, Miguel Santos Carrapatoso, Rita. "Paulo Cunha, vice-presidente do PSD: "Se formos Governo vamos referendar a eutanásia"". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Comissão Política Nacional | PSD". www.psd.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Paulo Cunha ganha distrital de Braga do PSD e aponta às autárquicas de 2021 - Antena Minho". Paulo Cunha ganha distrital de Braga do PSD e aponta às autárquicas de 2021 - Antena Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
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