João Pimenta Lopes
Portuguese politician
João Pimenta Lopes MEP | |
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![]() Pimenta Lopes in 2018. | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 31 January 2016 – 15 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Portugal |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 April 1980 (1980-04-12) (age 44) Lisbon, Campo Grande, Portugal |
Political party | Portuguese Communist Party |
Occupation | Politician |
João Pimenta Lopes (born 12 April 1980) is a Portuguese politician, who, since January 2016, has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Portugal for the Portuguese Communist Party. He was appointed to replace Inês Zuber following her resignation.
On 2 March 2022, he was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. [2][3][4]
Parliamentary service
- Vice-Chair, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2016-)
- Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
- Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
- Member, Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil
References
- ^ "We asked 13 MEPs why they voted no to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine". euronews. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop".
- ^ "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF).
- ^ Dispatch, Peoples. "Communist MEP defends small scale fishing industry in European Parliament". peoplesdispatch. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
External links
- Personal profile of João Pimenta Lopes in the European Parliament's database of members
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Current nationwide political officials of Portugal
- Pedro Marques
- Maria Manuel Leitão Marques
- Pedro Silva Pereira
- Margarida Marques
- Sara Cerdas
- Carlos Zorrinho
- Isabel Santos
- Isabel Estrada Carvalhais
- João Albuquerque
- Lídia Pereira
- Carlos Coelho
- Ana Miguel dos Santos
- Teófilo Santos
- Vânia Neto
- Ricardo Morgado
- José Gusmão
- Anabela Rodrigues
- Sandra Pereira
- João Pimenta Lopes
- Vasco Becker-Weinberg
- Francisco Guerreiro
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- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President
- Luís Montenegro, Prime Minister
- Paulo Rangel, Foreign Affairs Minister
- Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Finance Minister
- António Leitão Amaro, Presidency Minister
- Manuel Castro Almeida, Territorial Cohesion Minister
- Pedro Duarte, Parliamentary Affairs Minister
- Nuno Melo, National Defense Minister
- Rita Júdice, Justice Minister
- Margarida Blasco, Internal Administration Minister
- Fernando Alexandre, Education and Science Minister
- Ana Paula Martins, Health Minister
- Miguel Pinto Luz, Infrastructure and Housing Minister
- Pedro Reis, Economy Minister
- Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, Labour, Solidarity, and Social Security Minister
- Graça Carvalho, Environment and Energy Minister
- Margarida Balseiro Lopes, Youth and Modernization Minister
- José Manuel Fernandes, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister
- Dalila Rodrigues, Culture Minister
- José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, President
- Teresa Morais, Vice-President
- Marcos Perestrello, Vice-President
- Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, Vice-President
- Rodrigo Saraiva, Vice-President
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