Paulo Alexandre Nascimento Cafôfo (born 18 May 1971) is a Portuguese teacher and politician who served as Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities between 2022-2024, in charge of the affairs related to the

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, in

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's 23rd Constitutional Government. He had previously been a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira for the

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, and was Mayor of

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, from 2013 to 2019. He graduated from the

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with a degree in History, later becoming a History teacher in Madeira. Having no party affiliation, he was elected Mayor of

in the 2013 local elections, leading a large coalition formed by the

, Left Bloc, New Democracy Party, Earth Party, Portuguese Labour Party and the Party for Animals and Nature, defeating for the first time the long-ruling

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in this municipality. He was elected member of the legislative body of Madeira in 2019.

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1971 births Living people Mayors of places in Portugal Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira People from Funchal Socialist Party (Portugal) politicians University of Coimbra alumni {{Portugal-mayor-stub