Madalena Cordeiro

Madalena Simões Cordeiro
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
26 March 2024
ConstituencyLisbon District
Personal details
Born (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 21)
Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Political party Portuguese:
CHEGA
OccupationPolitician and student

Madalena Simões Cordeiro (born 18 December 2003) is a Portuguese politician. In the 2024 Portuguese national election she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative of the right wing CHEGA party, and became the youngest member of the parliament.[1]

Biography

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Cordeiro was born on 18 December 2003 in Vila Viçosa in the Evora district in the Alentejo region of Portugal. At the time of her election to the National Assembly in March 2024, she was studying law and politics at the Catholic University of Portugal and was also serving as a member of the national leadership of CHEGA's youth. In the 2024 national election, Cordeiro was eighth on the list of CHEGA candidates for the Lisbon constituency and CHEGA won nine seats. In the parliament, she was appointed to be a member of the European Affairs Committee.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Antunes, Andreia (12 March 2023). "Deputada mais nova tem 20 anos. Conheça os três eleitos mais novos e mais velhos". Sábado. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Eleições Legislativas 2024: Deputados Eleitos". CNN. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Biografia Madalena Cordeiro". Assembleia da República. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Deputados sub-30: quem são os deputados mais jovens desta legislatura?". Público. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ Barradas, Maria Martins (11 March 2024). "A mais nova tem 20 anos. Conheça os deputados mais jovens no Parlamento". Jornal de Notícias. Retrieved 21 April 2024.