Filipa Pinto
Filipa Pinto | |
|---|---|
| File:Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto.jpg Pinto in September 2024 | |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2025 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| In office 7 October 2024 – 31 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Pinto |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Pinto |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto 29 May 1971 Valongo, Portugal |
| Party | LIVRE |
| Alma mater | University of Minho |
| Profession | Teacher |
Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto (born 29 May 1971) is a Portuguese teacher, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A member of the LIVRE party, she was elected to represent Porto at the 2025 legislative election. She was previously a member of the Assembly between October 2024 and January 2025.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Pinto was born on 29 May 1971 in Valongo.[1][2] She grew up in the village of Sobrado.[3] She has a Bachelor's degree in teaching Portuguese-English from the University of Minho (1993).[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]After graduating Pinto was an intern in Caldas das Taipas before moving to Lisbon where she taught in São João da Talha and Loures.[4] She has taught at the Escola Secundária in Lousada since 1996.[2] She also taught at the Instituto de Línguas – APAR in Penafiel, preparing students for the Cambridge Exams.[2] She is also an advisor at the National Education Council.[1][5]
Pinto entered politics in 2019 when she unsuccessfully contested the 2019 European Parliament election as an independent candidate on LIVRE's list.[6][7] She later joined LIVRE and is a member of the party's Contact Group, the party's executive body.[3] She was a candidate for LIVRE at the 2022 legislative election in Porto but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.[8] She was a candidate for LIVRE at the 2024 legislative election in Porto but the party only won one seat in the constituency.[9][10] She was a candidate for LIVRE at the 2024 European Parliament election but the party failed to win any seats.[6][11] She temporarily replaced Jorge Pinto in the Assembly of the Republic between October 2024 and January 2025 whilst he was on paternity leave.[12][13] She was elected at the 2025 legislative election.[14][15]
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]| Election | Constituency | Party | No. | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 European[7] | Portugal | LIVRE | 10 | Not elected | |
| 2022 legislative[8] | Porto | LIVRE | 4 | Not elected | |
| 2024 legislative[9] | Porto | LIVRE | 2 | Not elected | |
| 2024 European[11] | Portugal | LIVRE | 2 | Not elected | |
| 2025 legislative[14] | Porto | LIVRE | 2 | Elected | |
References
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