Ana Catarina Mendes
Ana Catarina Mendes | |
|---|---|
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| Minister Adjunct and of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2022 | |
| Deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Constituency | Setúbal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ana Catarina Veiga Santos Mendonça Mendes 14 January 1973 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Political party |  Portuguese:Socialist Party (PS) |
| Spouse | Paulo Pedroso |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon ISCTE |
Ana Catarina Mendes (born 1973) is a Portuguese politician. As a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) she has been a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic since 1995 and, from 2019, led the party in the National Assembly. In March 2022, she was appointed Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the XXIII Constitutional Government.[1]
Early life[edit]
Ana Catarina Veiga Santos Mendonça Mendes was born in Coimbra on 14 January 1973. She obtained an undergraduate law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and a master's degree in New Frontiers of Law at the ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. Becoming a socialist at an early age, Mendes led the Almada and the Setúbal District Federation of Socialist Youth (Juventude Socialista), the youth wing of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS). She married Paulo Pedroso but they are now divorced.[2][3][4]
Political career[edit]
Mendes served as a councillor in the Almada municipality from 1993 to 1997 and was elected to the national Assembly of the Republic in 1995 as a representative of the PS for the Setúbal District, a position she continues to occupy. From 2015 to 2019 she served as Assistant Secretary-General of the PS. From 2019, she was the Socialist Party's first female Parliamentary Leader, in which role she stressed her intention to promote further diversity within the Parliamentary party.[2][3][5] Following the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Mendes was appointed as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.[1]
Broadcasting[edit]
Since early 2018 Mendes has been a regular political commentator on Portuguese television, beginning with Televisão Independente (TVI) and the radio station TSF, then moving to a weekly programme on the SIC Notícias television channel, before moving back to TVI.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ana Catarina Mendes, a dirigente do PS que chegou ao Governo". SIC Noticias. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Biografia Ana Catarina Veiga Santos Mendonça Mendes". Assembleia de República. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Registo de Interesses". Assembleia de República. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Ana Catarina Mendes sai em defesa de Paulo Pedroso". Sábado. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Ana Catarina Mendes eleita secretária-geral adjunta do PS com 84,84% dos votos". Observador. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Ana Catarina Mendes substitui Jorge Coelho na Circulatura do Quadrado". Público. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Ana Catarina Mendes na Circulatura do Quadrado". Cision. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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