João Nuno de Lacerda Teixeira de Melo (

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, 18 March 1966), commonly known as Nuno Melo, is a

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lawyer, conservative politician and

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(MEP)

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Nuno Melo
accessed 21 October 2013 representing the

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(CDS-PP), of which he is its president.

Career

Member of the Portuguese Parliament, 1999–2009

Melo was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the 8th, 9th and 10th legislative terms, and in 2004 chaired the 13th parliamentary enquiry into the

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in which the Portuguese Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence died.

Member of the European Parliament, 2009–present

Melo has been a

since the

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. He first served on the

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before moving to the

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in 2014. In addition, he has been a member of the parliament's delegations to the

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and to the

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. During the parliamentary term from 2009 to 2014, Melo ranked second for the number of parliamentary questions asked to the

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(1,434). Ahead of the

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, the PSD named Melo second on their list, after

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. From 2016 until 2017, he was part of the Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) that investigated the

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revelations and tax avoidance schemes more broadly.

President of the CDS-PP, 2022–present

After a poor showing in the

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, Melo decided to advance with a candidacy for the CDS party's leadership against the incumbent president

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. Although, after the Assembly of the Republic was dissolved due to the inability of the Socialist Government to pass a budget, which meant there were going to be elections soon, Rodrigues dos Santos canceled the 29th Congress in a generally controversial move, which led to many prominent figures leaving the party. After a defeat in the

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, where for the first time in its history CDS got no seats in parliament, Rodrigues dos Santos resigned as leader and the new congress was set to April. Backed by big figures associated with the party, such as former president

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, Melo won the party's leadership with 73% of the votes, becoming the 11th president of the CDS-PP.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Nuno 1966 births Living people CDS – People's Party politicians Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) MEPs for Portugal 2009–2014 MEPs for Portugal 2014–2019 MEPs for Portugal 2019–2024