João Semedo
João Pedro Furtado da Cunha Semedo (born June 20, 1951 in Lisbon - † July 17, 2018 ) was a Portuguese doctor and politician of the Bloco de Esquerda .
Before Semedo became a member of the Bloco de Esquerda, he was from 1991 to 1995 for the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) in the Portuguese parliament, the Assembleia da República . After studying medicine, Semedo moved to Porto and won all of his mandates for the Assembleia da República in that district . In the 2005 election he succeeded in re-entering the Portuguese parliament. After moving back to the Assembleia da República in 2009 and 2011, he resigned his mandate in 2015 due to illness.
From November 11, 2012 to 2014, Semedo was chairman of the Bloco de Esquerda together with Catarina Martins , as his predecessor Francisco Louçã was no longer running. Martins has been the sole chairwoman since 2014.
In addition, Semedo gave commentary for the Portuguese television station SIC Notícias .
Web links
- Short biography of João Semedo at the Assembleia da República (Portuguese)
- Biography in key points of the Correio da Manhã (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Muitas centenas de pessoas na despedida de João Semedo , accessed on July 18, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Semedo, João |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Furtado da Cunha Semedo, João Pedro (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese doctor and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th July 2018 |