Ana Cristina Rodrigues dos Santos Araújo (born 1967) is a Portuguese politician and lawyer. In the 2024 Portuguese national election she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative of the

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(PSD).

Early life and education

Santos was born on 21 April 1967. She studied law at the University of Coimbra and became president of the ''Ordem dos Advogados'' (Law Society) of Braga and of the association of former students of the University of Coimbra in Braga.

Political career

In the 2024 national election Santos was chosen to be sixth on the list of candidates of the Democratic Alliance (AD) for the Braga constituency. The DA was formed by the PSD, of which she is a member, together with several smaller parties. The AD won eight of the 19 seats available in the constituency and she was duly elected as a deputy in the Assembly. In the parliament she became a member of the Committee on Constitutional Matters, Rights, Liberties and Guarantees and on the Committee of Transparency and Statute of the Deputies.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Ana 1967 births Living people Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians Women members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) University of Coimbra alumni