Sérgio Paulo Mendes de Sousa Pinto (born July 29, 1972 in

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) is a Portuguese politician and

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for the

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; part of the

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Political career

Member of the European Parliament, 1999–2009

Sousa Pinto first entered the

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following the 1999 European elections. Between 1999 and 2004, he served on the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs before moving to the

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in 2004. In addition, he was the chairman of the parliament's delegation for relations with

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Member of the Portuguese Parliament, 2011–present

Sousa Pinto has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic since the 2011 national elections. In 2013, he succeeded

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as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities. Sousa Pinto resigned from the PS leadership for disagreeing with the party's leader,

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, on forming a parliamentary alliance with three euroskeptic left wing parties after the 2015 national elections.Ana Pimentel and Marlene Carriço (October 10, 2015)
Sérgio Sousa Pinto demite-se da direção do PS
''Observador''.

Links

Webpage of the MEP

References

1972 births Living people Members of the 7th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 11th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 12th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 13th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 14th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 15th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) MEPs for Portugal 2004–2009 MEPs for Portugal 1999–2004 Socialist Party (Portugal) MEPs {{Portugal-MEP-stub