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Filipa Pinto

Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto 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.

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Filipa Pinto
Pinto in September 2024
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 June 2025
ConstituencyPorto
In office
7 October 2024 – 31 January 2025
Preceded byJorge Pinto
Succeeded byJorge Pinto
ConstituencyPorto
Personal details
BornFilipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto
(1971-05-29) 29 May 1971
Valongo, Portugal
PartyLIVRE
University of Minho
ProfessionTeacher

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

Pinto was born on 29 May 1971 in Valongo.12 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).12

Career

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.15

Pinto entered politics in 2019 when she unsuccessfully contested the 2019 European Parliament election as an independent candidate on LIVRE's list.67 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.910 She was a candidate for LIVRE at the 2024 European Parliament election but the party failed to win any seats.611 She temporarily replaced Jorge Pinto in the Assembly of the Republic between October 2024 and January 2025 whilst he was on paternity leave.1213 She was elected at the 2025 legislative election.1415

Electoral history

Electoral history of Filipa Pinto
Election Constituency Party No. Result
2019 European7 Portugal LIVRE 10 Not elected
2022 legislative8 Porto LIVRE 4 Not elected
2024 legislative9 Porto LIVRE 2 Not elected
2024 European11 Portugal LIVRE 2 Not elected
2025 legislative14 Porto LIVRE 2 Elected
References

References

  1. "Deputados: Deputados em funções - Biografia - Filipa Pinto" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Assembly of the Republic. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. "Livre: Filipa Pinto eleita deputada pelo círculo do Porto". A Verdade (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. Marques, João (2 February 2025). "Entrevista a Filipa Pinto" (in Portuguese). Os 230.
  4. "Dividida entre duas paixões: o ensino e a política". O Louzadense (in Portuguese). Lousada, Portugal. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. "Conselheiros: Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Conselho Nacional de Educação. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. Pimenta, Rafaela (10 May 2024). "Valonguense candidata pelo Livre ao Parlamento Europeu". Jornal Novo Regional (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. "Eleições europeias 26 maio 2019: Candidatos - L". Eleições: Resultados dos Escrutínios Provisórios (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  8. "Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022: Candidatos - Porto - L". Eleições: Resultados dos Escrutínios Provisórios (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  9. "Eleições legislativas 10 de março de 2024: Candidatos - Porto - L". Eleições: Resultados dos Escrutínios Provisórios (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  10. "Deputado do Livre Jorge Pinto pede suspensão de mandato". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Oeiras, Portugal. Lusa News Agency. 4 October 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  11. "Eleições europeias 9 junho 2024: Candidatos - L". Eleições: Resultados dos Escrutínios Provisórios (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  12. "Deputados: Alterações à composição" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Assembly of the Republic. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  13. "Rui Tavares encabeça lista do Livre por Lisboa, Jorge Pinto pelo Porto". Expresso (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Lusa News Agency. 20 March 2025. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  14. "Eleições legislativas 18 de maio de 2025: Candidatos - Porto - L". Eleições: Resultados dos Escrutínios Provisórios (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  15. "Livre com maior percentagem de votos em Lisboa, Setúbal e Porto". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Oeiras, Portugal. Lusa News Agency. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.