Miguel Costa Matos
Miguel Matos | |
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| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon (2019–2024) Setúbal (2024–present) |
| Secretary General of the Socialist Youth | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Begonha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miguel de Oliveira Pires da Costa Matos 29 May 1994 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Education | NOVA University Lisbon University of Warwick |
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Miguel de Oliveira Pires da Costa Matos (born 29 May 1994) is a Portuguese politician. He served as Secretary General of Socialist Youth.[1] He became a member of the Portuguese Parliament for the Socialist Party in 2019.[2] At 26, he was the youngest to become a member of Parliament.[3]
Early life
He earned a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Warwick and a Master's degree in economics from NOVA University Lisbon.[2] At Warwick, he was elected twice as Undergraduate Student Representative for the Faculty of Social Sciences.[4]
Career
He collaborated in the drafting of the Socialist Party Electoral Program for the 2009 legislative election.[4] He worked as an economic assistant in the Prime Minister's Office from September 2017 to October 2019.[5] He became President of the Lisbon Urban Area Federation of Socialist Youth in 2017 and is a mayor in the Parish Assembly of the Union of Parishes of Carcavelos and Parede and the Municipal Assembly of Cascais.[4] He was elected to the Portuguese Parliament in 2019 as a member of the Socialist Party in the Lisbon constituency. He is a member of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Environment Committee.[2][6]
References
- ↑ "Congresso digital da JS vai eleger Miguel Costa Matos como líder da estrutura". TSF Rádio Notícias (in português). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in português). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ Borges, Liliana (2020-09-26). "Miguel Costa Matos, o deputado mais jovem do Parlamento, é candidato à JS". PÚBLICO (in português). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Candidato. Miguel Costa Matos". tempodeagir.pt (in português). Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "PS entregou na AR Lei de Bases do Clima | Partido Socialista". Portal PS (in português). 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2023-09-05.