Sofia Pereira (politician)
Sofia Pereira | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2025 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Secretary-general of the Socialist Youth | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Costa Matos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sofia Alexandra Correia Pereira 25 May 1999 Ferreirim, Lamego |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sofia Alexandra Correia Pereira (born 25 July 1999) is a Portuguese politician who has been serving as the Secretary-general of the Socialist Youth since December 2024.[1] She has been elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic from Porto in the 2025 legislative election.
Biography
Born in Ferreirim, Lamego, in 1999, Sofia Pereira has been a member of the Socialist Youth since she was 15.[1] She was the President of the Viseu Federation of the JS, having also been elected as a member of the Lamego Municipal Assembly in 2017.[2]
In December 2024, she ran for the Socialist Party's youth organization in the 25th Congress of the Socialist Youth, defeating MEP Bruno Gonçalves, with 58% of the votes, and succeeding Miguel Costa Matos as the 15th secretary-general of JS.[3]
She was announced as the second candidate in the PS list for Porto in the 2025 legislative election, being elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic.[4]
References
- ^ a b Mesquita, Joana (15 December 2024). "Sofia Pereira foi eleita secretária-geral da JS. Quem é e o que defende?". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Os nossos orgãos". Juventude Socialista (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ DN/Lusa (15 December 2024). "Sofia Pereira eleita secretária-geral da Juventude Socialista". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Betos, rappers, ex-cunhados, jovens provocadores: os 44 estreantes no Parlamento". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2025.