André Silva (politician)

For other people named André Silva, see André Silva (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lourenço and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

André Lourenço e Silva (born 2 April 1976) is a Portuguese former politician who was the spokesperson of People–Animals–Nature (PAN).

André Silva
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 23 October 2015 – 28 May 2021
Constituency	Lisbon
Spokesperson of People Animals Nature
In office 26 October 2014 – 6 June 2021
Preceded by	Paulo Borges
Succeeded by	Inês Sousa Real
Personal details
Born	(1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 49) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	People Animals Nature (2012–2024)
Children	1
Alma mater	Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra

Biography

Silva was born in the Lisbon parish of São Cristóvão e São Lourenço (now Santa Maria Maior) on the same day that Portugal's current constitution was enacted.^[1] He is a qualified civil engineer, and a vegetarian.^[1][2]

He succeeded Paulo Borges as spokesperson of PAN in October 2014. In the 2015 legislative election, he was top of the party's list in the Lisbon District, 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 1999.^[1][2] 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.^[3] In March 2021, Silva announced he was leaving the leadership of the party to dedicate more time to his family.^[4]

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 Social Democratic Party and CDS – People's Party government in the 2023 Madeiran regional election.^[5]