Diogo Pacheco de Amorim
Diogo Pacheco de Amorim | |
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Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 27 March 2024 | |
President | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
Constituency | Porto |
In office 14 September 2021 – 8 October 2021 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
Personal details | |
Born | Diogo Velez Mouta Pacheco de Amorim 10 March 1949 Coimbra University |
Diogo Velez Mouta Pacheco de Amorim (born 10 March 1949) is a Portuguese politician of the Chega and since 2022 a member of the Assembly of the Republic representing Porto.
Biography
Pacheco de Amorim was born in
In 2019, Pacheco de Amorim left CDS – People's Party of which he had been a longstanding member and joined Chega. Between 9 September and 8 October 2021 he was appointed as deputy to the Assembly of the Republic, replacing Chega leader André Ventura who temporarily resigned to oversee the municipal elections that year.[3] In his maiden speech, he paid tribute to former president Jorge Sampaio.[4]
During the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Pacheco de Amorim was returned to the Assembly as a deputy for the Porto constituency.[5]
In his political beliefs, Pacheco de Amorim has called himself a
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pacheco de Amorim called on the Portuguese government to support Ukraine and condemned the Portuguese Communist Party, stating PCP's stance is “at least ambiguous and at most clearly reprehensible." He also argued Portugal should boost its defense spending following the invasion.[9]
References
- ^ "Visão | Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, deputado do Chega que substituiu Ventura, tem ordenado do partido penhorado". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ Borges, Liliana (29 December 2020). "Diogo Pacheco de Amorim: "Politicamente, o chumbo da suspensão de mandato é um favor gigantesco feito a André Ventura"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ Comissão de Transparência aprova suspensão de mandato de André Ventura, Lusa 09.09.2021
- ^ Lusa, Agência. "Partidos à direita ressalvam diferenças mas elogiam o exemplo de Sampaio". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Eleições Legislativas 2022". legislativas2022.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Visão | Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, deputado do Chega que substituiu Ventura, tem ordenado do partido penhorado". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Programa político do Chega: o mercado é quem mais ordena". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "Visão | Das bombas de 75 ao Parlamento: Quem é e como pensa Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (que poderá substituir Ventura)". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "Parlamento cria grupo de trabalho para criar posição conjunta de condenação da invasão russa da Ucrânia". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-29.