António Tânger

António Manuel Moreira Tânger Corrêa (born 24 April 1952) is a politician, former diplomat and sailor from Portugal.

António Tânger
Personal details
Born
António Manuel Moreira Tânger Corrêa

(1952-04-24)24 April 1952
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyChega (2019–present)[1][2]
Height1.69 m (5.5 ft)
Antonio Tanger[3]
Sailing career
Class(es)Soling
ClubCIMAV
Updated on 9 February 2023.

António Tânger Corrêa is the current Vice President of the Portuguese political party Chega, by appointment of the party leader André Ventura.[1]

Represented Portugal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Ricardo Batista and Luis Miguel Santos where the team reached 21st place.[4]

As Portuguese diplomat he was involved in at least two scandals that cost taxpayers thousands of euros.[5][2] António Tânger Corrêa was suspended in 2009 for 90 days due to various irregularities found in the management of the Portuguese embassy in the Lithuanian capital,[5][2] Vilnius.[5]

Antonio was Ambassador of Portugal in Doha, Qatar.[6]

References

  1. "National leadership of Chega political party". 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. "Recebeu um veleiro, arrombou uma casa, foi suspenso: António Tânger, vice-presidente do Chega, 30 anos a pisar o risco". politician. www.publico.pt. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. "Antonio Tanger Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Official report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992, v. 5" (PDF). 1992. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. "Ambassador of Portugal in Vilnius". 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. "Ambassador of Portugal in Doha" (PDF). 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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