João Pimenta Lopes

João Pimenta Lopes (born 12 April 1980) is a Portuguese politician, who, since January 2016, has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Portugal for the Portuguese Communist Party. He was appointed to replace Inês Zuber following her resignation.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pimenta and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
João Pimenta Lopes
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
31 January 2016
Preceded byInês Zuber
ConstituencyPortugal
Personal details
Born12 April 1980 (1980-04-12) (age 43)
Lisbon, Campo Grande, Portugal
Political partyPortuguese Communist Party
OccupationPolitician

On 2 March 2022, he was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. [1][2]

Parliamentary service
  • Vice-Chair, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2016-)
  • Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
  • Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
  • Member, Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil

References
  1. "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop".
  2. "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF).


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