Rui Afonso

Afonso studied a PhD in finance at the University of A Coruña in Spain. He began his professional career as an international insurance broker and then worked in the credit recovery department of a Portuguese finance company.^[1]

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.^[2]

During the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Afonso was elected to represent the Porto constituency.^[3] He has described himself as a conservative 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.^[1]