Paulo Cafôfo
Paulo Cafôfo | |
|---|---|
Cafôfo in 2022 | |
| Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities | |
| In office 30 March 2022 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Berta Nunes |
| Succeeded by | José Cesário |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira | |
| In office 15 October 2019 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President of the Municipal Chamber of Funchal | |
| In office 21 October 2013 – 1 June 2019 | |
| Deputy | Filipa Jardim Fernandes Idalina Perestrelo Miguel Silva Gouveia |
| Preceded by | Miguel Albuquerque |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Silva Gouveia |
| President of the Socialist Party of Madeira | |
| In office 25 July 2020 – 19 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sérgio Gonçalves |
| In office 2 December 2023 – 13 December 2025 | |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 2 June 2025 | |
| Constituency | Madeira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paulo Alexandre Nascimento Cafôfo 18 May 1971 |
| Party | Socialist |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Coimbra |
Paulo Alexandre Nascimento Cafôfo (born 18 May 1971) is a Portuguese teacher and politician who has been active in the politics of Madeira and has been the president of the Socialist Party of Madeira from 2020 to 2021, and since 2023. In 2013, he led a coalition to defeat the Social Democratic Party for the first time in almost forty years. He was President of the Municipal Chamber of Funchal from 2013 to 2019, and served in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira from 2019 to 2021.
Early life and education
Paulo Alexandre Nascimento Cafofo[1] was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on 18 May 1971. He was educated at the Convent of Santa Clara.[2] He graduated from the University of Coimbra with a history degree in 1995.[3] He worked as a history teacher at multiple schools in Madeira and was the head of the Madeira Teachers' Union.[2]
Career
In the 2013 election Cafôfo led a coalition of parties to defeat the Social Democratic Party for the first time in almost forty years.[2] In the 2017 election he formed the Confiança coalition with the Socialist Party (PS), Left Bloc, Together for the People, Democratic Republican Party, and the We, the Citizens! parties.[4] From 2013 to 2019, he was President of the Municipal Chamber of Funchal. In 2019, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.[3]
On 25 July 2020, Cafôfo was elected president of the PS in Madeira.[1][3] He resigned from the assembly and as president of the PS after the party's poor results in the 2021 elections. On 2 December 2023, he was elected president of the PS with no opposition.[5]
Personal life
Cafôfo is the father of two children.[4]
Electoral history
Funchal City Council election, 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS/BE/PND/MPT/PTP/PAN | Paulo Cafôfo | 21,102 | 39.2 | 5 | +3 | |
| PSD | Bruno Camacho Pereira | 17,450 | 32.4 | 4 | –3 | |
| CDS–PP | José Manuel Rodrigues | 7,828 | 14.6 | 1 | ±0 | |
| CDU | Artur Andrade | 4,504 | 8.4 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 2,924 | 5.4 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 53,808 | 50.46 | 11 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||
Funchal City Council election, 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS/BE/JPP/PDR/NC | Paulo Cafôfo | 23,577 | 42.1 | 6 | +1 | |
| PSD | Rubina Leal | 17,971 | 32.1 | 4 | ±0 | |
| CDS–PP | Rui Barreto | 4,819 | 8.6 | 1 | ±0 | |
| MPT/PPV/CDC | Roberto Vieira | 2,258 | 4.0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| CDU | Artur Andrade | 2,029 | 3.6 | 0 | –1 | |
| PPM/PURP | Gil Canha | 1,330 | 2.4 | 0 | new | |
| PTP | Raquel Coelho | 1,252 | 2.2 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 501 | 0.9 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 2,333 | 4.2 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 56,070 | 52.75 | 11 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||
Madeiran regional election, 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD | Miguel Albuquerque | 56,449 | 39.4 | 21 | –3 | |
| PS | Paulo Cafôfo | 51,207 | 37.8 | 19 | +14 | |
| CDS–PP | Rui Barreto | 8,246 | 5.8 | 3 | –4 | |
| JPP | Élvio Sousa | 7,830 | 5.5 | 3 | –2 | |
| CDU | Edgar Silva | 7,060 | 1.8 | 1 | –1 | |
| BE | Paulino Ascensão | 2,489 | 1.7 | 0 | –2 | |
| PAN | João Henrique de Freitas | 2,095 | 1.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| PURP | Rafael Macedo | 1,766 | 1.2 | 0 | new | |
| RIR | Roberto Vieira | 1,749 | 1.2 | 0 | new | |
| PTP | Raquel Coelho | 1,426 | 1.0 | 0 | –1 | |
| Other parties | 4,132 | 2.9 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 5,439 | 4.3 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 143,200 | 55.50 | 47 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||
Madeiran regional election, 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD | Miguel Albuquerque | 49,104 | 36.1 | 19 | –1 | |
| PS | Paulo Cafôfo | 28,840 | 21.3 | 11 | ±0 | |
| JPP | Élvio Sousa | 22,959 | 16.9 | 9 | +4 | |
| CHEGA | Miguel Castro | 12,562 | 9.2 | 4 | ±0 | |
| CDS–PP | José Manuel Rodrigues | 5,374 | 4.0 | 2 | –1 | |
| IL | Nuno Morna | 3,481 | 2.6 | 1 | ±0 | |
| PAN | Mónica Freitas | 2,531 | 1.9 | 1 | ±0 | |
| CDU | Edgar Silva | 2,217 | 1.6 | 0 | –1 | |
| BE | Roberto Almada | 1,912 | 1.4 | 0 | –1 | |
| Other parties | 4,003 | 3.0 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 2,793 | 2.1 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 135,917 | 53.40 | 47 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||
Madeiran regional election, 2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD | Miguel Albuquerque | 62,059 | 43.4 | 23 | +4 | |
| JPP | Élvio Sousa | 30,091 | 21.1 | 11 | +2 | |
| PS | Paulo Cafôfo | 22,351 | 15.6 | 8 | –3 | |
| CHEGA | Miguel Castro | 7,821 | 5.5 | 3 | –1 | |
| CDS–PP | José Manuel Rodrigues | 4,289 | 3.0 | 1 | –1 | |
| IL | Gonçalo Maia Camelo | 3,019 | 2.2 | 1 | ±0 | |
| CDU | Edgar Silva | 2,543 | 1.8 | 0 | ±0 | |
| PAN | Mónica Freitas | 2,323 | 1.6 | 0 | –1 | |
| BE | Roberto Almada | 1,586 | 1.1 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 3,503 | 2.4 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 2,296 | 2.3 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 142,959 | 55.98 | 47 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||
References
Works cited
News
- "Paulo Cafôfo eleito líder do PS-Madeira". Expresso. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025.
- Simões, Bruno (14 August 2016). "Paulo Cafôfo: Quem é o homem por detrás da máscara?". Jornal de Negócios. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025.
Web
- "Biography". Assembly of the Republic. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025.
- "Paulo Cafôfo". Paulo Cafôfo. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017.
- "Paulo Cafôfo: Secretário de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas". Portugal. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.