Rui Tavares | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
Member of the Lisbon City Council | |
Assumed office 18 October 2021 | |
Mayor | Carlos Moedas |
Portfolio | None |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014 | |
Constituency | Portugal |
Personal details | |
Born | Rui Miguel Marcelino Tavares Pereira 29 July 1972 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | LIVRE (2014–present) |
Other political affiliations | Left Bloc (2009–2011) Greens/EFA (2011–2014) |
Spouse | Marta Bobichon Loja Neves[1] |
Children | 2[2] |
Alma mater | NOVA University Lisbon École des hautes études en sciences sociales (PhD) |
Profession | Historian, translator |
Rui Miguel Marcelino Tavares Pereira (born 29 July 1972) is a Portuguese historian and politician. He has been elected a Member of the Assembly of the Republic in the 2022 legislative election, and has been a member of the Lisbon City Council since 2021.
Tavares is one of the founders and leaders of the green political party LIVRE, established in 2014. He had previously served as an independent Member of the European Parliament, elected in 2009 for the Left Bloc.