Portuguese politician (born 1971)
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]
Filipa Pinto
Pinto in September 2024
Assumed office 3 June 2025Constituency Porto In office 7 October 2024 – 31 January 2025Preceded by Jorge Pinto Succeeded by Jorge Pinto Constituency Porto
Born Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto (1971-05-29 ) 29 May 1971 (age 54) Political party LIVRE Alma mater University of Minho Profession Teacher
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Pinto was born on 29 May 1971 in Valongo .[ 1] [ 2] She grew up in the village of Sobrado [pt ] .[ 3] She has a Bachelor's degree in teaching Portuguese -English from the University of Minho (1993).[ 1] [ 2]
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 [pt ] .[ 1] [ 5]
Pinto entered politics in 2019 when she unsuccessfully contested the 2019 European Parliament election as an independent candidate on LIVRE 's list.[ 6] [ 7] 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.[ 9] [ 10] She was a candidate for LIVRE at the 2024 European Parliament election but the party failed to win any seats.[ 6] [ 11] She temporarily replaced Jorge Pinto in the Assembly of the Republic between October 2024 and January 2025 whilst he was on paternity leave .[ 12] [ 13] She was elected at the 2025 legislative election .[ 14] [ 15]
^ a b c d "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 .
^ a b c d "Livre: Filipa Pinto eleita deputada pelo círculo do Porto" . A Verdade (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025 .
^ a b Marques, João (2 February 2025). "Entrevista a Filipa Pinto" (in Portuguese). Os 230.
^ "Dividida entre duas paixões: o ensino e a política" . O Louzadense (in Portuguese). Lousada, Portugal. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025 .
^ "Conselheiros: Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Conselho Nacional de Educação. Retrieved 20 May 2025 .
^ a b 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 .
^ a b "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 .
^ a b "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 .
^ a b "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 .
^ "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 .
^ a b "Eleições europeias 9 junho 2024: Candidatos - L" . Eleições: Resultados dos Escrutínios Provisórios (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Ministry of Internal Administration . Retrieved 20 May 2025 .
^ "Deputados: Alterações à composição" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Assembly of the Republic . Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025 .
^ "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 .
^ a b "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 .
^ "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 .