Edgar Silva

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Edgar Silva
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Edgar Silva in 2016
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
In office
8 November 1996 –26 May 2024
Personal details
BornEdgar Freitas Gomes da Silva
(1962-09-25) 25 September 1962 (age 63)
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Party Portuguese Communist Party (1997–present)
Alma mater Catholic University of Portugal
Website www.edgarsilva2016.pt

Edgar Freitas Gomes da Silva (born 25 September 1962) is a Portuguese politician and former Catholic priest. He is known for having been a bitter dissident from the Portuguese Catholic hierarchy.

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Edgar Silva is a licenciate in Theology and holds a master's degree in Systematic Theology from the Catholic University of Portugal. He has been a militant of the Portuguese Communist Party since 1997, and also a member of its Central Committee since 10 December 2000. [1] [2]

He was a candidate to the 2016 presidential election. [1] [2]

Works

Among his published books, there can be found works on social and human development issues such as:

References

  1. 1 2 Rosa Pedroso Lima; Manuela Goucha Soares; Mafalda Ganhão (8 October 2015). "Edgar Silva é o candidato do PCP à Presidência da República". expresso.pt (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Expresso. Archived from the original (Online) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 Marta Caires (8 October 2015). ""Na Madeira falta inaugurar as pessoas." O perfil do antigo padre que o PCP quer ter em Belém". expresso.pt (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Expresso. Archived from the original (Online) on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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