João Pimenta Lopes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pimenta and the second or paternal family name is 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.

João Pimenta Lopes MEP
Pimenta Lopes in 2018.
Member of the European Parliament
In office 31 January 2016 – 15 July 2024
Constituency	Portugal
Personal details
Born	12 April 1980 (1980-04-12) (age 44) Lisbon, Campo Grande, Portugal
Political party	Portuguese Communist Party
Occupation	Politician

On 2 March 2022, he was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[1]

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. ^[2][3][4]

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. "We asked 13 MEPs why they voted no to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine". euronews. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
2. "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop".
3. "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF).
4. Dispatch, Peoples. "Communist MEP defends small scale fishing industry in European Parliament". peoplesdispatch. Retrieved 2023-01-25.

External links

• Personal profile of João Pimenta Lopes in the European Parliament's database of members