Vanessa Cláudia Nogueira da Rosa Barata (born May, 1988) is a Portuguese politician and lawyer. In the 2024 Portuguese national election she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative of the right-wing CHEGA party.[1]

Vanessa Cláudia Nogueira da Rosa Barata
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
26 March 2024
ConstituencyBraga
Personal details
Born (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 36)
Political party Portuguese:
CHEGA
OccupationPolitician: lawyer

Early life and education

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Vanessa Barata was born on 27 May 1988 in Fafe in the Braga District of northern Portugal. She was educated at the local high school and then went to the University of Minho, where she studied law between 2006 and 2012. She then obtained a master's degree in business management and marketing from the Instituto de Estudos Superiores (Higher Studies Institute) of Fafe. Since 2014 she has worked as a lawyer with various companies and has published on the topic of due diligence.[2]

Political career

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In the 2024 national election, Barata was chosen as the third candidate on the CHEGA list for the Braga constituency. The party won four of the 19 seats available in the constituency and she was duly elected.[1][3]

In the parliament she was appointed to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees and the Committee on Labour, Social Security and Inclusion.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Biografia: Vanessa Barata, CH". Assembleia da República. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Vanessa Nogueira Barata". LinkedIn. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ "LEGISLATIVAS: Fafense Vanessa Barata (Chega) eleita deputada à Assembleia da República". Expresso Fafe. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.