António Filipe (politician)

António Filipe
António Filipe in 2025
Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
25 October 2019 – 28 March 2022
PresidentEduardo Ferro Rodrigues
In office
20 June 2011 – 28 October 2015
PresidentAssunção Esteves
In office
4 April 2002 – 15 October 2009
PresidentJoão Bosco Mota Amaral
Jaime Gama
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
26 March 2024 – 18 May 2025
ConstituencyLisbon
In office
15 October 2009 – 28 March 2022
ConstituencySantarém
In office
13 August 1987 – 15 October 2009
ConstituencyLisbon
Personal details
BornAntónio Filipe Gaião Rodrigues
(1963-01-28) 28 January 1963
PartyPortuguese Communist Party
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Universidade Lusófona
University of Leiden
OccupationJuristPolitician

António Filipe Gaião Rodrigues (born 28 January 1963) is a Portuguese jurist, professor and politician, former member of the Assembly of the Republic, who had been elected in representation of the Portuguese Communist Party from the Unitary Democratic Coalition's list, for the Santarém constituency between 2009 and 2022, and for the Lisbon constituency since 2024.[1] He is a candidate in the 2026 Portuguese presidential election[2]

A licentiate in law for the University of Lisbon, he received his master's in political science from the Universidade Lusófona, and his doctorate in constitutional law from the Leiden University. António Filipe, aside from being a deputy, exercises the duties of professor in the European University (previously known as ISLA Campus Lisboa), which is part of the Laureate International Universities.[1][3]

A deputy since the 5th legislature, has occupied the office of Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic in the 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th legislatures. In local government, he was a member of the Municipal Assembly of Amadora between 1993 and 2002 and alderman of the Municipal Chamber of Amadora in 2002 and a member of the Municipal Assembly of Sintra since 2005. He was a board member of the Portuguese Communist Youth between 1986 and 1995 and is currently a member of the PCP's Central Committee.[1][3]

Electoral history

Amadora City Council election, 2001

Ballot: 16 December 2001
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PS Joaquim Raposo 32,298 45.4 6 +2
PSD/CDS José Luís Vieira de Castro 17,507 24.7 3 ±0
CDU António Filipe 15,138 21.3 2 –2
BE 1,337 1.9 0 new
PCTP/MRPP 1,169 1.7 0 ±0
MPT 629 0.9 0 new
Blank/Invalid ballots 2,894 4.1
Turnout 70,972 47.71 11 ±0
Source: Autárquicas 2001[4]

Presidential election, 2026

Ballot: 18 January and 8 February 2026
Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
António José Seguro 1,755,563 31.1 3,502,613 66.8
André Ventura 1,327,021 23.5 1,737,950 33.2
João Cotrim de Figueiredo 903,057 16.0
Henrique Gouveia e Melo 695,377 12.3
Luís Marques Mendes 637,442 11.3
Catarina Martins 116,407 2.1
António Filipe 92,644 1.6
Manuel João Vieira 60,927 1.1
Jorge Pinto 38,588 0.7
André Pestana 10,897 0.2
Humberto Correia 4,773 0.1
Blank/Invalid ballots 125,840 275,414
Turnout 5,768,536 52.39 5,515,977 50.03
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biografia (António Filipe)". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.avante.pt/pt/2719/Eleicoes/182200/Ant%C3%B3nio-Filipe-inicia-campanha-com-apoio-de-159-ex-presos-pol%C3%ADticos.htm
  3. ^ a b Staff writer (30 October 2011). "António Filipe". TVI24 (in Portuguese). TVI. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Mapa Oficial n.o 1-B/2002" (PDF). Diário da República. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 1-A/2026" (PDF). cne.pt (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 1/2026" (PDF). cne.pt (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.