José Manuel Cabral Dias Bolieiro (born 23 June 1965) is a Portuguese

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(PSD) politician, serving as the President of the Regional Government of the Azores since the 2020 election. As holder of that office, he is also a member of the

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Early political carrer

He graduated in law from the

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. From 1998 to 2009 he was a member of the

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, and served as his party's leader within it. He was the president of the municipal assembly in Povoação from 2002 to 2009, and then the deputy mayor of

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until 2012 when he took the mayoralty. He resigned to concentrate on leading his party in the 2020 regional election.

President of the Government of the Azores

In the 2020 regional election, the PSD came second to the

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of incumbent president

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, but gained a majority after forming a government with the

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and the People's Monarchist Party, with support from Chega and the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolieiro, Jose Manuel 1965 births Living people People from São Miguel Island University of Coimbra alumni Social Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians Mayors of places in Portugal Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores Presidents of the Government of the Azores