Rui Cristina | |
|---|---|
| Rui Cristina in 2024 | |
| Mayor of Albufeira | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | JoséRolo |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 25 October 2019 –12 October 2025 | |
| Constituency | Faro (2019–2024) Évora (2024–2025) Beja (2025) |
| Member of the Loulé City Council | |
| In office 26 September 2021 –12 October 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rui Celestino dos Santos Cristina 19 May 1979 Loulé,Portugal |
| Political party | Chega (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party (2001–2024) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Civil engineer •Politician |
Rui Celestino dos Santos Cristina (born 19 May 1979) [1] is a Portuguese civil engineer and politician.
He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic in the XIV and XV legislatures for the Social Democratic Party (PSD),elected by Faro. [2] He was elected a member of the Loulé City Council since 2021. [3]
In January 2024,he left the PSD and ended the XV legislature as an independent MP. [4] On 26 January 2024,it was announced by the president of Chega,AndréVentura,that he would be head of the list for the Évora constituency in the 2024 legislative elections. [5]
For the 2025 general election,he led the Chega list in the Beja constituency. [6] He was elected as Chega was the most voted party with 27.73%,with the constituency's other two seats going to the Socialist Party and Democratic Alliance leaders. [7]
In the 2025 Portuguese local elections,Cristina was elected mayor of Albufeira after taking 40.51% of the vote and three of seven seats. The result ended PSD and CDS –People's Party governance of the city. [8] He left the Assembly of the Republic,with his seat being given to António Carneiro. [9] Albufeira was one of three municipalities to elect a Chega mayor alongside Entroncamento and São Vicente,Madeira,though the party had aimed for 30. [10]