Jerónimo de Sousa
Appearance
Jerónimo de Sousa | |
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General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party | |
Assumed office 27 November 2004 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Carvalhas |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 10 March 2005 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
In office 5 April 2002 – 9 March 2005 | |
Constituency | Setúbal |
In office 3 June 1976 – 26 October 1995 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa 13 April 1947 Loures, Portugal |
Political party | Portuguese Communist Party (since 1974) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Metallurgic worker |
Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɨˈɾɔnimu dɨ ˈsozɐ]; born 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician. He has been General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party since November 2004.[1]
He is a member of the Assembly of the Republic. He was also a candidate for President of Portugal in the 2006 election.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ RAPHAEL MINDER (May 13, 2010). "Like Spain, Portugal Hopes to Make Cuts, but It Is Mired in Structural Weakness". The New York Times: Global Business. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
In Portugal, smaller political parties also urged resistance. Jerónimo de Sousa, head of the Communist Party, said on Portuguese television that "people have to react with protest and struggle."