| José Manuel Bolieiro | |
|---|---|
.png) Bolieiro in 2024 | |
| President of the Regional Government of the Azores | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2020 | |
| Vice President | Artur Lima |
| Representative | Pedro Catarino |
| Preceded by | Vasco Cordeiro |
| Mayor of Ponta Delgada | |
| In office 1 August 2012 – 2 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Berta Cabral |
| Succeeded by | Maria José Duarte |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores | |
| In office 9 November 1998 – 11 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | São Miguel Island |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Manuel Cabral Dias Bolieiro (1965-06-23) 23 June 1965 (age 59) Povoação, Azores, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
José Manuel Cabral Dias Bolieiro (born 23 June 1965) is a Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD) politician, serving as the President of the Regional Government of the Azores since the 2020 election. As holder of that office, he is also a member of the Council of State.
Early political career
Bolieiro graduated in law from the University of Coimbra. From 1998 to 2009 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, and served as his party's leader within it. He was the president of the municipal assembly in Povoação from 2002 to 2009, and then the deputy mayor of Ponta Delgada until 2012 when he took the mayoralty. He resigned to concentrate on leading his party in the 2020 regional election.
In July 2019, the leader of the PSD in the Azores, Alexandre Gaudêncio, was investigated for alleged violations of public contracting law when he was mayor of Ribeira Grande. He resigned in October and Bolieiro succeeded him in November, with 98.5% of the vote.
President of the Government of the Azores
In the 2020 regional election, the PSD came second to the Socialist Party (PS) of incumbent president Vasco Cordeiro, but gained a majority after forming a government with the CDS – People's Party and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM), with support from Chega and the Liberal Initiative (IL).
In March 2023, Nuno Barata, the sole IL deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, withdrew his support from the government, as did Carlos Furtado, an independent formerly of Chega. The pair alleged that the government had broken its agreements and "mortgaging" the autonomy of the archipelago. In November, the budget for 2024 did not pass, as IL voted against and Chega abstained. After meeting with the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Bolieiro announced a snap election for February 2024.
In the 2024 regional election, occurring one month before the national election, Bolieiro's PSD-CDS-PPM coalition retained its 26 seats. With the abstentions of the five members of Chega, one from IL and one from People Animals Nature, a motion of confidence in his government was approved.
References
- "José Manuel Bolieiro toma posse como Conselheiro de Estado" [José Manuel Bolieiro takes office as Councillor of State] (in Portuguese). Açores 24. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "Bolieiro chega a chefe do governo depois de presidir à autarquia de Ponta Delgada" [Bolieiro arrives at head of government after presiding over Ponta Delgada municipality]. Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "José Manuel Bolieiro ganha PSD/Açores com 98,5% dos votos" [José Manuel Bolieiro wins PSD/Azores with 98.5% of the votes]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- "José Manuel Bolieiro indigitado presidente do Governo dos Açores" [José Manuel Bolieiro appointed president of the Government of the Azores]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- Figueiredo, Inês André (8 March 2023). "Iniciativa Liberal e deputado independente rompem acordo com o Governo dos Açores" [Liberal Initiative and independent deputy break agreement with the Government of the Azores]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- "Orçamento dos Açores para 2024 chumbado com votos contra da IL, PS e BE e abstenções do Chega e PAN" [Budget of the Azores for 2024 sunk with votes against from IL, PS and BE and abstentions from Chega and PAN] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. Lusa. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- Madurerira Martins, Susana (30 November 2023). "PSD quer eleições antecipadas nos Açores. "Mais vale antecipar uma decisão do povo"" [PSD wants snap elections in the Azores. "Better to bring forward a decision of the people"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- Martins, Amanda; Melo, Filipe (15 March 2024). "Açores: aprovado programa do novo Governo Regional" [Azores: new Regional Government programme approved] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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