André Lourenço e Silva (born 2 April 1976) is a Portuguese former politician who was the spokesperson of

People–Animals–Nature People-Animals-Nature (, PAN) is an environmentalist, animal rights, and animal welfare-focused political party in Portugal, which was founded in 2009. In the 2011 Madeiran regional election, it had 2.13% of the votes, with a total of 3,135 vo ...

(PAN).

Biography

Silva was born in the

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parish of

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(now Santa Maria Maior) on the same day that Portugal's current constitution was enacted. He is a qualified civil engineer, and a vegetarian. He succeeded

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as spokesperson of PAN in October 2014. In the 2015 legislative election, he was top of the party's list in the

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, and was the first PAN representative elected to the Assembly of the Republic. This made them the first new party in parliament since the Left Bloc in

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. He was re-elected in October 2019 along with three other members of his party, allowing them the number needed to form a parliamentary group. In March 2021, Silva announced he was leaving the leadership of the party to dedicate more time to his family. Silva left PAN in February 2024, stating that the party had lost its "backbone" by casting the decisive vote in favour of a right-leaning

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and

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government in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Andre 1976 births Living people Politicians from Lisbon Portuguese civil engineers Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) People Animals Nature politicians