Bernardino Soares
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Preceded byCarlos Teixeira
Succeeded byRicardo Leão
Preceded byOctávio Teixeira
Succeeded byJoão Oliveira
Bernardino Soares | |
|---|---|
 Bernardino Soares | |
| Mayor of Loures | |
| In office 22 October 2013 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Teixeira |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Leão |
| President of the Portuguese Communist Party's parliamentary group | |
| In office 13 June 2001 – 3 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Octávio Teixeira |
| Succeeded by | João Oliveira |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 27 October 1995 – 3 October 2013 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernardino José Torrão Soares 15 September 1971 |
| Party | Portuguese Communist Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bernardino José Torrão Soares (born 15 September 1971) is a Portuguese politician who has served as Mayor of Loures from 2013 until 2021.[1] A member of the Portuguese Communist Party, he was also a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 1995 until 2013[2] and was president of the party's parliamentary group from 2001 until 2013.[3][4]
After losing reelection as Mayor of Loures to Ricardo Leão in the 2021 local election, he attempted to return to Parliament in the 2024 and 2025 legislative elections, first in Santarém and then in Beja, failing to be elected both times.[5][6]