Rui Afonso (born 28 November 1979) is a Portuguese politician of the Chega party who has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic since 2022 representing the

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constituency.

Biography

Afonso studied a PhD in finance at the

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in Spain. He began his professional career as an international

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and then worked in the credit recovery department of a Portuguese finance company. He joined Chega in 2019 and took over as head of the party in Porto after the original regional chairman resigned. In 2021, he was elected as a municipal councilor in Porto. During the

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, Afonso was elected to represent the

constituency. He has described himself as a

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politically. In the Assembly, he has called for tougher anti-corruption and law & order policies, such as life imprisonment and chemical castration for convicted pedophiles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afonso, Rui 1979 births Chega politicians Living people Members of the 15th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Politicians from Porto