Duarte Alves
Portuguese politician (born 1991)
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Duarte Le Falher de Campos Alves (born 6 January 1991) is a Portuguese politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A communist, he represented Lisbon from September 2018 to March 2022 and from November 2022 to March 2024.
Duarte Alves | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 8 November 2022 – 25 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jerónimo de Sousa |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| In office 15 September 2018 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Tiago |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Duarte Le Falher de Campos Alves 6 January 1991 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Party | Portuguese Communist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Unitary Democratic Coalition |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Early life
Alves was born on 6 January 1991 in Lisbon.[1][2] He has a degree in economics from the University of Lisbon's Higher Institute of Economics and Management (ISEG) and a master's degree in economics and public policy.[1][3]
Career
Alves is an economist by profession.[1] He was a member of the national board of the Portuguese Communist Youth (JCP) from 2010 to 2017.[4] He then worked for the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and served as an advisor to its parliamentary group from 2017 to 2018 and in 2022.[4][5]
At the 2015 legislative election Alves was placed tenth in the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)'s list of candidates in Lisbon but the alliance only won five seats in the constituency.[6] He was appointed to the Assembly of the Republic as permanent member in September 2018 following the resignation of Miguel Tiago.[3][7] He was re-elected at the 2019 legislative election.[8] At the 2022 legislative election Alves was placed third in the CDU's list of candidates in Lisbon but the alliance only won two seats in the constituency.[9] He was appointed to the Assembly as permanent member in November 2022 following the resignation of Jerónimo de Sousa.[10][11] At the 2024 legislative election Alves was placed fifth in the CDU's list of candidates in Lisbon but the alliance only won two seats in the constituency.[12]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 legislative[6] | Lisbon | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 10 | Not elected | ||
| 2019 legislative[8] | Lisbon | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 3 | Elected | ||
| 2022 legislative[9] | Lisbon | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 3 | Not elected | ||
| 2024 legislative[12] | Lisbon | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 5 | Not elected | ||