Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira explained

Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira
Office:President of the People's Monarchist Party
Predecessor:Paulo Estêvão
Office2:Member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly
Term Start2:18 October 2021
Birth Name:Gonçalo Maria Pacheco da Câmara Pereira[1]
Birth Date:15 May 1952
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Party:People's Monarchist Party (1974–present)
Children:3
Alma Mater:University of Évora
Occupation:PoliticianFado singerActor
Term Start:25 August 2017
Term Start3:11 October 2009
Term End3:24 October 2013

Gonçalo Maria Pacheco da Câmara Pereira (born 15 May 1952) is a Portuguese politician, fado singer and actor. In 2020 he announced his candidacy for presidency of Portugal in the 2021 presidential elections, which he withdrew from. He has chaired the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) since 2017.[2]

He was a member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly between 2009 and 2013, nominated by the PPM as part of the "Lisboa com Sentido" coalition (PPD/PSD. CDS-PP. MPT. PPM).[3] Since 2021, he has once again been a member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly for the 2021 – 2025 term, having been nominated by the PPM as part of the "Novos Tempos Lisboa" coalition (PPD/PSD. CDS-PP. A. MPT. PPM).[4]

He is a direct descendant of John VI, King of Portugal, and Pedro Álvares Cabral.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 September 2022 . Página do Grupo Municipal do Partido Popular Monárquico – (PPM) – Gonçalo Maria Pacheco da Câmara Pereira Engenheiro Agr. . Assembleia Municipal de Lisboa.
  2. Web site: 2020-06-07. en. Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira. IMDb.
  3. https://www.publico.pt/2009/11/03/local/noticia/simonetta-luz-afonso-eleita-presidente-da-assembleia-municipal-de-lisboa-1408174 Simonetta Luz Afonso eleita presidente da Assembleia Municipal de Lisboa, Lusa 03.11.2009
  4. Web site: Lusa . Agência . Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira (PPM) promete colaborar com quem defenda ecologia e ambiente na Amadora, onde Tino de Rans também era esperado . 2024-03-09 . Observador . pt-PT.
  5. Web site: 28 July 2007 . Descendente de D. João VI e de Pedro Álvares Cabral . 2023-11-13 . www.dn.pt . pt-PT.