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Portuguese politician (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
João Manuel Ildefonso Dias (born 16 July 1973) is a Portuguese politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A communist, he represented Beja from March 2018 to March 2024.
João Dias | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 1 March 2018 – 25 March 2024 | |
Preceded by | João Ramos |
Constituency | Beja |
Member of the Municipal Assembly of Beja | |
In office 18 October 2017 – 18 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | João Manuel Ildefonso Dias 16 July 1973 Serpa, Portugal |
Political party | Portuguese Communist Party |
Other political affiliations | Unitary Democratic Coalition |
Occupation | Nurse |
Dias was born on 16 July 1973 in Serpa.[1][2] He has a degree in nursing and post-graduate qualifications in rehabilitation nursing and wound treatment and tissue viability.[1]
Dias was a nurse by profession.[1] He was a nurse at the Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo (ULSBA) from 1996 to 2018.[2][3] He also worked at the Unidade de Cuidados Continuados do Centro de Saúde de Beja.[4][5] He was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Évora (2012 to 2018), University of Coimbra (2018 to 2018) and Escola Superior de Enfermagem São José de Cluny (2015).[2][3] He also taught at the Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha (2017) and Escola Superior de Saúde Lopes Dias (2016 to 2018).[3] He has worked with the Portuguese Red Cross, the University of Minho and the Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute.[2]
Dias has been active in politics since 1996 and is a board member of the Portuguese Communist Party's Beja branch.[2][4] He was a member of the municipal council in Beja from 2017 to 2021.[6] At the 2015 legislative election Dias was placed third in the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)'s list of candidates in Beja but the alliance only won a single seat in the constituency.[7] He was appointed to the Assembly as permanent member in March 2018 following the resignation of João Ramos.[2][8] He was re-elected at the 2019 and 2022 legislative elections.[9][10] At the 2024 legislative election Dias was placed first in the CDU's list of candidates in Beja but the alliance failed to win any seats in the constituency.[11]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
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2015 legislative[7] | Beja | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 3 | Not elected | ||
2017 local[12] | Beja Municipal Assembly | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 1 | Elected | ||
2019 legislative[9] | Beja | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 1 | Elected | ||
2022 legislative[10] | Beja | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 1 | Elected | ||
2024 legislative[11] | Beja | Portuguese Communist Party | Unitary Democratic Coalition | 1 | Not elected |
Dias is married to Lina Maria Sousa dos Santos Dias.[3]
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