António José Cerejo Pinto Pereira (born 26 August 1964) is a Portuguese lawyer, professor, media commentator and politician of the Chega who has served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the

Coimbra Coimbra (, also , , or ), officially the City of Coimbra (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of . The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Po ...

constituency since 2024.

Biography

Pereira was born in

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in 1964 to a Portuguese Angolan family. He moved to Portugal where he completed a

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's and a

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's degree in law before graduating with a

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in international relations. He then worked as an assistant professor of law at the

Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas The ''Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas'' (ISCSP) (Institute of Social and Political Sciences) is part of the University of Lisbon (ULisboa). It was known in the early 20th century as the Colonial School, when it was run by the ...

before becoming a legal correspondent and commentator on the ''Você na TV'' current affairs show. In January 2024, it was announced by the Chega party that Pereira would lead the party list for the Coimbra constituency for the

2024 Portuguese legislative election Snap election, Snap legislative elections were held on 10 March 2024 to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic to the 16th Legislature of Portugal. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up ...

. He was successful at winning the seat and was elected to the XVI Legislature of the Portuguese Republic.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto Pereira, António 1964 births Chega politicians Living people Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Portuguese lawyers Angolan people of Portuguese descent University of Lisbon alumni