Jerónimo de Sousa

Jerónimo de Sousa
Jerónimo de Sousa
	Jerónimo de Sousa in July 2022
General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party
	In office; 27 November 2004 – 12 November 2022
Preceded by	Carlos Carvalhas
Succeeded by	Paulo Raimundo
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
	In office; 10 March 2005 – 21 November 2022
Constituency	Lisbon
	In office; 5 April 2002 – 9 March 2005
Constituency	Setúbal
	In office; 3 June 1976 – 26 October 1995
Constituency	Lisbon
Personal details
Born	Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa; 13 April 1947 (age 77); Loures, Portugal
Political party	Portuguese Communist Party (1974–present)
Children	2
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Metallurgic worker

Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɨˈɾɔnimu ðɨ ˈsozɐ]; born 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician who served as General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party from the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004 to the party's National Conference in November 2022.^[1]^[2]

He is a member of the Assembly of the Republic and was also a candidate in the 2006 presidential election.

Electoral results

1996 Portuguese presidential election

Jerónimo de Sousa left the race in favour of Jorge Sampaio.^[3]

2006 Portuguese presidential election

Jerónimo de Sousa finished fourth with 474,083 votes (8.64%).^[4]

References

^ RAPHAEL MINDER (May 13, 2010). "Like Spain, Portugal Hopes to Make Cuts, but It Is Mired in Structural Weakness". The New York Times: Global Business. Retrieved 2010-12-07. In Portugal, smaller political parties also urged resistance. Jerónimo de Sousa, head of the Communist Party, said on Portuguese television that "people have to react with protest and struggle."
^ "Paulo Raimundo eleito Secretário-Geral do PCP". Partido Comunista Português (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
^ Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (1996)
^ Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (2006)

[twsDecG28-1] RAPHAEL MINDER (May 13, 2010). "Like Spain, Portugal Hopes to Make Cuts, but It Is Mired in Structural Weakness". The New York Times: Global Business. Retrieved 2010-12-07. In Portugal, smaller political parties also urged resistance. Jerónimo de Sousa, head of the Communist Party, said on Portuguese television that "people have to react with protest and struggle."

[2] "Paulo Raimundo eleito Secretário-Geral do PCP". Partido Comunista Português (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.

[3] Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (1996)

[4] Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (2006)

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