Filipe Sousa (politician)
Filipe Sousa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2025 | |
| Constituency | Madeira |
| President of Together for the People | |
| In office 27 January 2015 – 21 January 2024 | |
| Secretary-General | Élvio Sousa |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Lina Pereira |
| Mayor of Santa Cruz | |
| In office 29 September 2013 – 2 June 2025 | |
| Deputy | Élia Ascensão |
| Preceded by | José Gonçalves |
| Succeeded by | Élia Ascensão |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira | |
| In office 26 May 2024 – 2 June 2025 | |
| In office 15 October 2000 – 6 May 2007 | |
| Member of the Santa Cruz City Council | |
| In office 11 October 2009 – 2 June 2025 | |
| President of the Gaula Parish | |
| In office 1997–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1964 Gaula, Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal |
| Political party | JPP (since 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | PS (until 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Élvio Sousa (brother) |
Filipe Martiniano Martins de Sousa (born 16 October 1964) is a Portuguese politician from Madeira, who is currently the Mayor of Santa Cruz since 2013[1] and who served as the first President of Together for the People from 2015 to 2024. He is the brother of JPP Secretary-general Élvio Sousa.[2]
Political career
Filipe Sousa was a member of the Socialist Party until 2007,[3] having been a member of the Madeiran regional assembly.
In 2013, he was elected as Mayor of Santa Cruz for the first time, as an independent. In order to be able to run for other offices, he had to create a party, and as such in 2015 he created Together for the People, becoming its first president.[3] Sousa was later re-elected as Mayor of Santa Cruz in 2017 and 2021.[1]
In 2024, he left the party leadership in order to run for that year's legislative election, being a candidate in Madeira.[4] He was elected to the Assembly of the Republic in the 2025 election, being the first MP from the party.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Executivo - Municipio de Santa Cruz". www.cm-santacruz.pt. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Nem a zanga com o irmão impediu Élvio Sousa de fazer do JPP a terceira força na Madeira". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ a b Berenguer, Márcio (2015-06-06). "Filipe Sousa eleito presidente do Juntos pelo Povo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "V Congresso Nacional JPP: Filipe Sousa diz que presidência do partido está bem entregue". www.jm-madeira.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "JPP elege pela primeira vez deputado ao Parlamento, Filipe Sousa promete ser a "voz das ilhas"". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-06-01.