Since the beginning of liberalism in Portugal in the 19th century,several parties have,by gaining representation in parliament,continued the liberal ideology in contemporary Portuguese politics. But after the initial fervor of the Liberal Revolution of 1820 and the outcome of the Liberal Wars (1828–1834) during the 19th century,liberalism was relegated to a secondary role in Portuguese politics and government and even outlawed for periods of time. The first fully-fledged liberal party founded as such to have a seat in the Portuguese Parliament since the end of the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926),was the Liberal Initiative,in 2019.
Francisco JoséPereira de Assis Miranda is a Portuguese politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Socialist Party. He was part of the Party of European Socialists from 2004 to 2009,and again from 2014 until 2019. He is also a former mayor of Amarante,having been in office from 1989 to 1995,and member of the Assembly of Republic on two occasions,the first from 1995 to 2004 and the second from 2009 to 2014.
Joaquim Jorge de Magalhães Saraiva da Mota was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.
An election was held in Portugal on Sunday,25 May 2014,to elect the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Portugal.
João Nuno de Lacerda Teixeira de Melo is a Portuguese lawyer,conservative politician,current leader of CDS –People's Party (CDS–PP),who is serving as Minister of National Defence,also being a member of the Assembly of the Republic,elected by Porto constituency. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) between 2009 and 2024.
Catarina Soares Martins is a Portuguese politician and actress. She was the national coordinator of the Left Bloc from 11 November 2012 until 28 May 2023,and has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Left Bloc since 2009. She trained as a linguist and is active in theater.
The Liberal Initiative is a liberal political party in Portugal. Founded in 2017,it is currently led by Rui Rocha. The party has been described as being on the political right by academics and journalists. It has 8 elected seats out of a total of 230 in the Portuguese Parliament.
An election was held in Portugal on Sunday,26 May 2019,to elect the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024. This was the eighth European Parliament election held in Portugal.
Snap regional elections were held in Madeira on 26 May 2024,to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The election replaced all 47 members of the Madeira Assembly,and the new members will then elect the President of the Autonomous Region.
AndréClaro Amaral Ventura is a Portuguese politician,university teacher,former sports pundit,and founder of the right-wing populist political party Chega.
Early legislative elections were held on 30 January 2022 in Portugal to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election.
The 2024 Azorean regional election was held on 4 February 2024,to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The election replaced all 57 members of the Azores Assembly,and the new members would then elect the President of the Autonomous Region.
Regional elections were held in Madeira on 24 September 2023,to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The election replaced all 47 members of the Madeira Assembly,and the new members will then elect the President of the Autonomous Region.
João Fernando Cotrim de Figueiredo is a Portuguese businessman and Liberal Initiative politician. He was the party's first member of the Assembly of the Republic,for Lisbon,in October 2019. He was the leader of the party between October 2019 and January 2023,during which the party won eight seats in the 2022 election.
Pedro Nuno de Oliveira Santos is a Portuguese economist and politician,who is the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party. Santos previously held positions in the Portuguese Government under António Costa,first as Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs,from November 2015 to February 2019,and afterwards as Minister of Infrastructure and Housing,from February 2019 to December 2022.
Snap legislative elections were held on 10 March 2024 to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 16th Legislature of Portugal. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election. The elections were called in November 2023 after Prime Minister António Costa's resignation following an investigation around alleged corruption involving the award of contracts for lithium and hydrogen businesses.
Bernardo Alves Martinho Amaral Blanco,is a Portuguese politician. He is currently a Member of the Portuguese Parliament and Vice-President of the Liberal Initiative.
Francisco Manuel Freitas Gomes is a Portuguese political scientist and politician. He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic between 2014 and 2015 for the Social Democratic Party. He has a degree in Political science.
Joana Rita Madaleno Cordeiro is a Portuguese politician and a current member of parliament for the party Liberal Initiative (IL). Outside of politics,she worked as Senior Customer Experience Manager in the insurance sector. Prior to that,she held other management and marketing positions,also in the insurance sector. She was born in Lisbon and grew up between Almada and Seixal,where she currently lives. She stood as an independent candidate for the Liberal Initiative in the 2019 legislative elections and,in the meantime,joined the party and founded the Setúbal and Seixal branches of the party. She became a national councillor for IL and a member of the executive committee of the political party. She has a degree in marketing management and a postgraduate diploma in brand management.
Jorge Nuno Fernandes Traila Monteiro de Sá is a Portuguese politician who has been the President of Alliance since 2021.
