João Cotrim de Figueiredo

João Fernando Cotrim de Figueiredo (born 24 June 1961) is a Portuguese businessman and Liberal Initiative politician. He was the party's first member of the Assembly of the Republic, for the Lisbon District, in October 2019. He was the leader of the party between October 2019 and January 2023, during which the party won eight seats in the 2022 election.

João Cotrim de Figueiredo
João Cotrim de Figueiredo in 2022
3rd President of the Liberal Initiative
In office
8 December 2019 – 22 January 2023
Secretary-GeneralMiguel Rangel
Preceded byCarlos Guimarães Pinto
Succeeded byRui Rocha
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
25 October 2019
ConstituencyLisbon
Personal details
Born (1961-06-24) 24 June 1961
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyLiberal Initiative
Alma materLondon School of Economics
NOVA University Lisbon

Education and career

Cotrim de Figueiredo grew up in Lisbon, where he sold clothes hangers door-to-door for a company established by his great-grandfather. He attended the German School Lisbon before studying Economics at the London School of Economics, and then obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the NOVA University Lisbon.[1]

He worked in executive positions at Compal, Nutricafés, Privado Holding and TVI. In 2015 he was elected vice president of the European Travel Commission, while also being president of the board at Turismo de Portugal.[1]

Politics

In July 2019, Cotrim de Figueiredo was chosen to head the Liberal Initiative's list in Lisbon District for the October legislative elections.[2] He became the party's only Assembly member, in their first elections.[3]

After the resignation of Carlos Guimarães Pinto, Cotrim de Figueiredo ran for leader of the party in December 2019 and was elected with 96% of the votes.[4]

In the snap election in January 2022, the Liberal Initiative received 5% of all votes, rising from one seat to eight and forming a parliamentary group. Cotrim de Figueiredo said that the group would be a firm opposition to socialism.[5]

On 22 January 2023, Cotrim de Figueiredo was succeeded as leader of the Liberal Initiative by Rui Rocha, whom he had endorsed.[6]

See also

References
  1. Caetano, Maria João (7 October 2019). "Contra o Estado impositor-mor. Quem é o deputado da Iniciativa Liberal?" [Against big government. Who is the Liberal Initiative deputy?]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "Cotrim de Figueiredo cabeça de lista por Lisboa do partido Iniciativa Liberal" [Cotrim de Figueiredo heads list in Lisbon for the Liberal Initiative party]. Público (in Portuguese). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "O gestor que serviu cocktails agora é deputado. Quem é o primeiro deputado da IL" [The manager who served cocktails is now a deputy. Who is the first IL deputy] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. "Iniciativa Liberal elege João Cotrim Figueiredo com 96% dos votos" [Liberal Initiative elects João Cotrim Figueiredo with 96% of the votes]. Público (in Portuguese). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "João Cotrim de Figueiredo: "Grupo parlamentar da Iniciativa Liberal será oposição firme ao socialismo"" [João Cotrim de Figueiredo: "Liberal Initiative parliamentary group will be a firm opposition to socialism"] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. Donn, Natasha (23 January 2023). "Rui Rocha elected president of Iniciativa Liberal". Portugal Resident. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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